MedicineNet.com

About Us | Privacy Policy | Site Map
February 9, 2012
Disclaimer

rizatriptan disintegrating tablet - oral, Maxalt MLT

GENERIC NAME: RIZATRIPTAN DISINTEGRATING TABLET - ORAL (rizz-uh-TRIP-tan)

BRAND NAME(S): Maxalt MLT

Medication Uses | How To Use | Side Effects | Precautions | Drug Interactions | Overdose | Notes | Missed Dose | Storage

USES: Rizatriptan is used to treat migraines. It helps to relieve headaches, pain and other symptoms of migraines, including sensitivity to light/sound, nausea, and vomiting. Prompt treatment allows you to get back to your normal routine and may decrease your need for other pain medications. Rizatriptan does not prevent future migraines or reduce how often you may get a headache.Rizatriptan belongs to a group of drugs called triptans. It affects a certain natural chemical (serotonin) that constricts blood vessels in the brain. It may also block other pain pathways in the brain.

HOW TO USE: Read the Patient Information Leaflet available from your pharmacist before you start using rizatriptan and each time you get a refill. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.Take this medication at the first sign of a migraine. Place the tablet on your tongue, allow it to dissolve and swallow with your saliva, or use as directed by your doctor. You do not need to take it with water. It may be taken with or without food, although faster relief may occur when it is taken on an empty stomach. Do not take rizatriptan to prevent a migraine. If there is no improvement in your symptoms, do not take any more doses of this medication before talking to your doctor.Do not open the outer pouch until the dose is needed. Peel the foil back and carefully remove the tablet from the blister pack with dry hands immediately before taking your dose. Consult your pharmacist if you have any questions.If your symptoms are only partly relieved, or if your headache comes back, you may take a second dose after 2 hours or as directed by your doctor. Do not take more than 30 milligrams (3 doses) in a 24-hour period. If you also take propranolol, do not take more than 15 milligrams of rizatriptan in a 24-hour period. For the Canadian product: according to the drug manufacturer, do not exceed 20 milligram in a 24 hour period.If you have never taken this medication before and you have risk factors for heart disease (see Precautions), you may be advised to take your first dose in your doctor's office in order to monitor for rare but serious heart problems (e.g., heart attack).Your dosage is based on your medical condition and response to therapy. Tell your doctor if your condition does not improve or if it worsens.




Report Problems to the Food and Drug Administration

 

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit the FDA MedWatch website or call 1-800-FDA-1088.


Pill Identifier Icon

Need help identifying pills and medications?
Use the pill identifier tool on RxList.


Back to Medications Index

copyright


MedicineNet Doctors

Suggested Reading on rizatriptan disintegrating tablet - oral, Maxalt MLT by Our Doctors

Women's Health

Find out what women really need.



Symptom Checker: Your Guide to Symptoms & Signs: Pinpoint Your Pain



rizatriptan disintegrating tablet - oral, Maxalt MLT

What is a migraine headache?

A migraine headache is a form of vascular headache. Migraine headache is caused by vasodilatation (enlargement of blood vessels) that causes the release of chemicals from nerve fibers that coil around the large arteries of the brain. Enlargement of these blood vessels stretches the nerves that coil around them and causes the nerves to release chemicals. The chemicals cause inflammation, pain, and further enlargement of the artery. The increasing enlargement of the arteries magnifies the pain.

Migraine attacks commonly activate the sympathetic nervous system in the body. The sympathetic nervous system is often thought of as the part of the nervous system that controls primitive responses to stress and pain, the so-called "fight or flight" response, and this activation causes many of the symptoms associated with migraine attacks; for example, the increased sympathetic n...

Read the Migraine article »




TOP 1
rizatriptan disintegrating tablet - oral, Maxalt MLT Related Articles



Use Pill Finder Find it Now

Pill Identifier on RxList

  • quick,
    easy,
    pill identification

Find a Local Pharmacy

  • including
    24 hour
    pharmacies