- Migraine headache with/without aura:
- 5-10mg OD *1
- Repeated every 2 hours PRN
- Max: 30mg/day
Tablet:
- 5mg
- 10mg
Taken without regard to food
Selective 5-HT1 receptor agonist; Triptan
It causes vasoconstriction and reduces inflammation associated with antidromic neuronal transmission linked to relief of migraine
- Dizziness
- Somnolence
- Asthenia
- Fatigue
- Nausea
- Paresthesia
- Chest pain/discomfort
- Jaw pain/discomfort
- Neck pain/discomfort
- Xerostomia
- Hypersensitivity to class/components
- MAOI use within 14 days
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Ischemic heart disease
- Coronary vasospasm
- Basilar or hemiplegic migraine
- Almotriptan
- Dihydroergotamine
- Eletriptan
- Ergotamine
- Frovatriptan
- Isocarboxazid
- Isoniazid
- Linezolid
- Methylergonovine
- Naratriptan
- Phenelzine
- Procarbazine
- Rizatriptan
- Selegiline
- Sumatriptan
- Tranylcypromine
- Yohimbe
- Zolmitriptan
Drug Status
Availability | Prescription only |
Pregnancy | Category B1; Use with caution |
Breastfeeding | Can be used |
Schedule | Not controlled |
BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rizact | 10mg | Tablet | 4’s | Cipla Ltd | Imperial Managed |
Rizaptan | 10mg | Tablet | 4's | Krishna Chemists | Krishna Chemists |