PATIENTINFORMATION
Sumatriptan Tablets USP
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What is the most important information I should know about sumatriptan tablets?
Sumatriptan tablets can cause serious side effects, including: Â
Heart attack and other heart problems. Heart problems may lead to death. Â
Stop taking sumatriptan tablets and get emergency medical help right away if you have any of the following symptoms of a heart attack:
- discomfort in the center of your chest that lasts for more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back
- severe tightness, pain, pressure, or heaviness in your chest, throat, neck, or jaw
- pain or discomfort in your arms, back, neck, jaw, or stomach
- shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort
- breaking out in a cold sweat
- nausea or vomiting
- feeling lightheaded Â
Sumatriptan tablets are not for people with risk factors for heart disease unless a heart exam is done and shows no problem. You have a higher risk for heart disease if you:
- have high blood pressure
- have high cholesterol levels
- smoke
- are overweight
- have diabetes
- have a family history of heart disease
 What are sumatriptan tablets?
Sumatriptan tablets are a prescription medicine used to treat acute migraine headaches with or without aura in adults. Â
Sumatriptan tablets are not used to treat other types of headaches such as hemiplegic (that make you unable to move on one side of your body) or basilar (rare form of migraine with aura) migraines.
Sumatriptan tablets are not used to prevent or decrease the number of migraine headaches you have.
It is not known if sumatriptan tablets are safe and effective to treat cluster headaches.
It is not known if sumatriptan tablets are safe and effective in children under 18 years of age.Â
Do not take sumatriptan tablets if you have:
- heart problems or a history of heart problems
- narrowing of blood vessels to your legs, arms, stomach, or kidneys (peripheral vascular disease)
- uncontrolled high blood pressure
- severe liver problems
- hemiplegic migraines or basilar migraines. If you are not sure if you have these types of migraines, ask your healthcare provider.
- had a stroke, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), or problems with your blood circulation
- taken any of the following medicines in the last 24 hours:
- almotriptan (AXERT)
- eletriptan (RELPAX)
- frovatriptan (FROVA)
- naratriptan (AMERGE)
- rizatriptan (MAXALT, MAXALT-MLT)
- sumatriptan and naproxen (TREXIMET)
- ergotamines (CAFERGOT, ERGOMAR, MIGERGOT)
- dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45, MIGRANAL)Â
ÂAsk your healthcare provider if you are not sure if your medicine is uled above.
- an allergy to sumatriptan or any of the ingredients in sumatriptan tablets. See the end of this leaflet for a complete ul of ingredients in sumatriptan tablets.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking sumatriptan tablets?
Before you take sumatriptan tablets, tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:
- have high blood pressure .
- have high cholesterol .
- have diabetes .
- smoke .
- are overweight .
- have heart problems or family history of heart problems or stroke .
- have kidney problems .
- have liver problems .
- have had epilepsy or seizures .
- are not using effective birth control .
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if sumatriptan can harm your unborn baby.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Sumatriptan passes into your breast milk. It is not known if this can harm your baby. Talk with your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby if you take sumatriptan tablets.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Â
Sumatriptan tablets and certain other medicines can affect each other, causing Âserious side effects. Â
Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take antidepressant medicines called:
- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
- serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
- tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
- monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) Â
Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for a ul of these medicines if you are not sure. Â
Know the medicines you take. Keep a ul of them to show your healthcare provider or pharmacist when you get a new medicine. Â
How should I take sumatriptan tablets?
- Certain people should take their first dose of sumatriptan tablets in their healthcare providerâs office or in another medical setting. Ask your healthcare provider if you should take your first dose in a medical setting.
- Take sumatriptan tablets exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it.
- Your healthcare provider may change your dose. Do not change your dose without first talking to your healthcare provider.
- Take sumatriptan tablets whole with water or other liquids.
- If you do not get any relief after your first tablet, do not take a second tablet without first talking with your healthcare provider.
- If your headache comes back or you only get some relief from your headache, you can take a second tablet 2 hours after the first tablet.
- Do not take more than 200 mg of sumatriptan tablets in a 24-hour period.
- If you take too much sumatriptan tablets, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away.
- You should write down when you have headaches and when you take sumatriptan tablets so you can talk with your healthcare provider about how sumatriptan tablets are working for you. Â
What should I avoid while taking sumatriptan tablets?
Sumatriptan tablets can cause dizziness, weakness, or drowsiness. If you have these symptoms, do not drive a car, use machinery, or do anything where you need to be alert. ÂÂÂ
What are the possible side effects of sumatriptan tablets?
Sumatriptan tablets may cause serious side effects. See âWhat is the most important information I should know about sumatriptan tablets?â
These serious side effects include:
- changes in color or sensation in your fingers and toes (Raynaudâs syndrome)
- stomach and intestinal problems (gastrointestinal and colonic ischemic events). Symptoms of gastrointestinal and colonic ischemic events include:
- sudden or severe stomach pain
- stomach pain after meals
- weight loss
- nausea or vomiting
- constipation or diarrhea
- bloody diarrhea
- fever
- problems with blood circulation to your legs and feet (peripheral vascular ischemia). Symptoms of peripheral vascular ischemia include:
- cramping and pain in your legs or hips
- feeling of heaviness or tightness in your leg muscles
- burning or aching pain in your feet or toes while resting
- numbness, tingling, or weakness in your legs
- cold feeling or color changes in 1 or both legs or feet
- medication overuse headaches. Some people who use too many sumatriptan tablets may have worse headaches (medication overuse headache). If your headaches get worse, your healthcare provider may decide to stop your treatment with sumatriptan tablets.
- serotonin syndrome.ÂSerotonin syndrome is a rare but serious problem that can happen in people using sumatriptan tablets, especially if sumatriptan tablets are used with anti-depressant medicines called SSRIs or SNRIs.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms of serotonin syndrome:
- mental changes such as seeing things that are not there (hallucinations), agitation, or coma
- fast heartbeat
- changes in blood pressure
- high body temperature
- tight muscles
- trouble walking
- hives (itchy bumps); swelling of your tongue, mouth, or throat.
- seizures. Seizures have happened in people taking sumatriptan tablets who have never had seizures before. Talk with your healthcare provider about your chance of having seizures while you take sumatriptan tabletsÂ
The most common side effects of sumatriptan tablets include:
- tingling or numbness in your fingers or toes
- warm or cold feeling
- feeling weak, drowsy, or tired
- pain, discomfort, or stiffness in your neck, throat, jaw, or chest
- dizzinessÂ
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of sumatriptan tablets.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at Â1-800-FDA-1088. Â
How should I store sumatriptan tablets? Â
Store at 20°Âto 25°C (68° to 77°F).
Light-resistant container as defined in the USP, with a child-resistant closure (as required). Â
Keep sumatriptan tablets and all medicines out of the reach of children. Â
General information about the safe and effective use of sumatriptan tablets.
This Patient Information leaflet summarizes the most important information about sumatriptan tablets. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about sumatriptan tablets that is written for healthcare professionals. For more information, call 1-888-375-3784.
What are the ingredients in sumatriptan tablets?
Active ingredients: sumatriptan succinate
Inactive ingredients: croscarmellose sodium, lactose anhydrous, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, talc, titanium dioxide and triacetin.
This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.Â
The other brands uled are trademarks of their respective owners.
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Manufactured by:
Dr. Reddyâs Laboratories Limited
Bachupally â 500 090 INDIAÂ
Revised: 0720Â Â
Dispense with Patient Information Sheet available at: www.drreddys.com/pi/sumatriptantabs.pdf
