Sumatriptandrug info
sumatriptan 20 MG/ACTUAT Nasal Spray
What it is used for
Sumatriptan nasal spray is indicated for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.
Limitations of Use: Use only if a clear diagnosis of migraine headache has been established. If a patient has no response to the first migraine attack treated with sumatriptan nasal spray, reconsider the diagnosis of migraine before Sumatriptan nasal spray is administered to treat any subsequent attacks. Sumatriptan is not indicated for the prevention of migraine attacks. Safety and effectiveness of sumatriptan nasal spray have not been established for cluster headache. Sumatriptan is a serotonin (5-HT 1B/1D ) receptor agonist (triptan) indicated for acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.
Limitations of Use: Use only if a clear diagnosis of migraine headache has been established. Not indicated for the prophylactic therapy of migraine attacks. Not indicated for the treatment of cluster headache.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 13, 2021. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Sumatriptan nasal spray contains sumatriptan, a selective 5-HT 1B/1D receptor agonist. Sumatriptan is chemically designated as 3-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-N-methyl-indole-5-methanesulfonamide, and it has the following structure: The empirical formula is C 14 H 21 N 3 O 2 S, representing a molecular weight of 295.4. Sumatriptan is a white to off-white powder that is very slightly soluble in water and in saline. Each sumatriptan nasal spray contains 20 mg of sumatriptan in a 100-MicroL unit dose aqueous buffered solution containing monobasic potassium phosphate NF, anhydrous dibasic sodium phosphate USP, sulfuric acid NF, sodium hydroxide NF, and water for injection USP. The pH of the solution is approximately 5.5. The osmolality of the solution is 372 or 742 mOsmol for the 5 and 20 mg sumatriptan nasal spray, respectively. sumatriptan chemical structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 13, 2021. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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