Sumatriptan

🧮 Dose calculator

Acute migraine attack · Regimen source: FDA Sumatriptan · 2.1

• • 50 and 100 mg may be more effective than 25, but 100 not necessarily better than 50. Second dose at least 2 h later; max 200 mg/24 h. FDA Sumatriptan · 2.1

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Sumatriptan · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Data from a prospective pregnancy exposure registry and epidemiological studies of pregnant women have not detected an increased frequency of birth defects or a consistent pattern of birth defects among women exposed to sumatriptan compared with the general population (see Data) .”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Sumatriptan · 8.2

  “Risk Summary Sumatriptan is excreted in human milk following subcutaneous administration (see Data) .”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Sumatriptan · 8.4

  “Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Sumatriptan · 8.5

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.