Maa: Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta
Kieli: englanti
Lähde: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Frovatriptan succinate monohydrate
DE Pharmaceuticals
N02CC07
Frovatriptan succinate monohydrate
2.5mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 04070401
FROVATRIPTAN 2.5MG FILM-COATED TABLETS Your medicine is known by the above name but will be referred to as Frovatriptan throughout this leaflet. PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET: 1) What Frovatriptan is and what it is used for 2) What you need to know before you take Frovatriptan 3) How to take Frovatriptan 4) Possible side effects 5) How to store Frovatriptan 6) Contents of the pack and other information 1) WHAT FROVATRIPTAN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR Frovatriptan 2.5 mg Film-coated Tablets contain frovatriptan (as frovatriptan succinate monohydrate), which belongs to a group of medicines called triptans (also known as 5-HT1 receptor agonists). Frovatriptan is used to treat migraine with or without aura (a temporary subjective feeling before a migraine attack, which varies greatly from person to person and which can affect vision, sense of smell, or hearing). Frovatriptan should not be used to prevent migraines. 2) WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE FROVATRIPTAN The diagnosis of a migraine episode must have been clearly established by your doctor. DO NOT TAKE FROVATRIPTAN: • if you are allergic to frovatriptan, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6) • if you have a heart problem such as heart failure or chest pains (angina), or have already had a heart attack • if you have circulation problems in your legs that cause cramp-like pains when you walk (peripheral vascular disease) • if you have had a stroke or a mini-stroke (also called a transient ischaemic attack or TIA) • if you have moderate to severe high blood pressure. You may be able to take Frovatriptan if your high blood pressure is mild and is being treated • if you have severe liver disease • with other migraine medicines, including those which contain ergotamine, or with similar medicines such as methysergide, or with other 5-HT 1 receptor agonists, such as sumatriptan. WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Frovatriptan Take special care with Frovatrip Lue koko asiakirja