Onzetra Xsail (sumatriptan nasal powder)

  • Pharmacy Author:
    Omudhome Ogbru, PharmD

    Dr. Ogbru received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy in 1995. He completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Arizona/University Medical Center in 1996. He was a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and a Regional Clerkship Coordinator for the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy from 1996-99.

  • Medical and Pharmacy Editor: Jay W. Marks, MD
    Jay W. Marks, MD

    Jay W. Marks, MD

    Jay W. Marks, MD, is a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

What are the uses for sumatriptan nasal powder?

  • Sumatriptan nasal powder is used for the acute treatment of migraine headaches with or without an aura in adults.

What are the side effects of sumatriptan nasal powder?

Common side effects include:

Possible serious side effects include:

  • Heart attack, chest pain (myocardial ischemia/infarction and Prinzmetal's angina)
  • Abnormal heart beats
  • Chest, throat, neck and/or jaw pain/tightness/pressure
  • Stroke
  • Vasospasm reactions
  • Medication overuse headache (rebound headache)
  • Serotonin syndrome
  • Increase in blood pressure
  • Stomach and intestinal problems (GI ischemia and infarction events, peripheral vasospastic reactions)
  • Seizures
  • Cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and stroke
Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 1/26/2017

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