• 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