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- What Sumatriptan is and what it is used for Each Sumatriptan capsule-shaped tablet contains a single dose of sumatriptan, which belongs to a group of medicines called triptans (also known as 5-HT1 receptor agonists). Sumatriptan is used to treat migraine headache. Migraine symptoms may be caused by the temporary widening of blood vessels in the head. Sumatriptan is believed to reduce the widening of these blood vessels. This in turn helps to take away the headache and relieve other symptoms of a migraine attack, such as feeling or being sick (nausea or vomiting) and sensitivity to light and sound. What you need to know before you use Sumatriptan Don’t use Sumatriptan: • If you’re allergic to sumatriptan, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6) • If you have a heart problem such as narrowing of the arteries (Ischaemic heart disease) or chest pains (angina), or have already had a heart attack • If you have circulation problems in your legs that cause cramp-like pains when you walk (peripheral vascular disease) • If you have had a stroke or a mini-stroke (also called a transient ischaemic attack or TIA) • If you have high blood pressure. You may be able to use Sumatriptan if your high blood pressure is mild and is being treated • If you have serious liver disease • With other migraine medicines, including those which contain ergotamine, or similar medicines such as methysergide maleate; or any triptan or 5HT1 agonist (such as naratriptan or zolmitriptan) • With any of the following anti-depressants: • MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) or if you have taken an MAOI in the last 2 weeks • SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) including citalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine and sertaline • SNRIs (serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors) including venlafaxine and duloxetine • For children under 18 years of age. If any of these apply to you: Tell your doctor, and don’t use Sumatriptan tablets. Take special care with Sumatriptan Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using Sumatriptan. If you have any extra risk factors • If you are a heavy smoker, or using nicotine replacement therapy, and especially • If you are a man aged over 40, or • If you are a woman who has been through the menopause. In very rare cases, people have developed serious heart conditions after using Sumatriptan, even though they had no signs of heart disease before. If any of the points above applies to you it could mean you have a greater risk of developing heart disease - so: Tell your doctor so that your heart function can be checked before Sumatriptan is prescribed for you. If you have a history of fits (seizures) Or if you have other conditions which might make it more likely that you’ll have a fit - for example, a head injury or alcoholism: Tell your doctor so that you can be supervised more closely. If you have had high blood pressure Sumatriptan may not be suitable for you Tell your doctor or pharmacist before using Sumatriptan. If you have liver or kidney disease If either of these apply to you: Tell your doctor or pharmacist before using Sumatriptan. If you have an intolerance to some sugars Tell your doctor so that you can be supervised more closely. If you are allergic to antibiotics called sulphonamides If so, you may also be allergic to Sumatriptan. If you know you are allergic to an antibiotic but you are not sure whether it is a sulphonamide: Tell your doctor or pharmacist before using Sumatriptan. If you are taking anti-depressants called SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) or SNRIs (Serotonin Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors)
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