Migraine

Zolmitriptan

Tablets

  • Effective migraine treatment
  • Relieves migraine symptoms
  • Fast acting 
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Zolmitriptan Medical Information

Zolmitriptan Film-coated Tablets contains zolmitriptan and belongs to a group of medicines called triptans.

Zolmitriptan Film-coated Tablets is used to treat migraine headache.

Migraine symptoms may be caused by swollen blood vessels in the head. Zolmitriptan Film-coated Tablets is thought to reduce the widening of these blood vessels. This helps to take away the headache and other symptoms of a migraine attack, such as feeling or being sick (nausea or vomiting) and being sensitive to light and sound.

Zolmitriptan Film-coated Tablets works only when a migraine attack has started. It will not stop you from getting a migraine attack.

The recommended dose is one tablet, 2.5 mg or 5 mg.

Oral use, tablet to be swallowed with a drink of water.

You can take a second tablet if the migraine is still present after two hours or if it returns within 24 hours. Do not use more than the dose prescribed for you.

Do not use more than two doses in one day unless prescribed to you by your doctor.

The maximum daily dose is 10 mg

• If you are allergic to zolmitriptan or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.

• If you have high blood pressure.

• If you have, or previously had heart problems, including a heart attack, angina (chest pain caused by exercise or effort), Prinzmetal's angina (a chest pain which occurs at rest) or have experienced heart related symptoms such as shortness of breath or pressure in the chest.

• If you have or previously had a stroke or short-lasting symptoms similar to a stroke (transient ischaemic attack or TIA).

• If you are at the same time taking some other medicines for your migraine (e.g. ergotamine or ergot-type medicines like dihydroergotamine and methysergide) or other triptan medicines for migraine. 

Common (up to 1 in 10 people): These side effects are usually mild and go away after a short time.

• Abnormal sensations such as tingling in your fingers and toes or skin that is sensitive to touch

• Feeling sleepy, dizzy or warm

• Headache

• Uneven heart beat

• Feeling sick (nausea) or being sick (vomiting)

• Stomach pain

• Dry mouth

• Muscle weakness or muscle pain

• Feeling weak

• Heaviness, tightness, pain or pressure in the throat, neck, arms and legs, or chest

• Problems swallowing.

Uncommon (up to 1 in 100 people):

• Very fast heart beat

• Slightly higher blood pressure

• Increase in the amount of water you pass (urine) or in how often you need to pass water.

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