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What is eletriptan?

Eletriptan is a headache medicine. It is believed to work by narrowing the blood vessels around the brain. Eletriptan also reduces substances in the body that can trigger headache pain, nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and other migraine symptoms.

Eletriptan is used to treat migraine headaches.

Eletriptan

will only treat

a headache that has already begun. It

will not prevent

headaches or reduce the number of attacks.

Eletriptan should not be used to treat common tension headaches or any headache that seems to be different from your ususal migraine headaches. Use this medication only if your condition has been confirmed by a doctor as migraine headaches.

Eletriptan may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.

What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking eletriptan?

You should not use this medication if you are allergic to eletriptan, or if you have:

a history of heart disease, angina (chest pain), blood circulation problems, heart attack, or stroke, including "mini-stroke";
ischemic bowel disease;
severe liver disease;
severe or uncontrolled high blood pressure; or
a headache that is not like other headaches you have had.

If you have certain conditions, you may need a dose adjustment or special tests to safely take this medication. Before taking eletriptan, tell your doctor if you have:

liver disease;
heart disease, high blood pressure, a heart rhythm disorder; or
coronary artery disease (or risk factors that include diabetes, menopause, smoking, being overweight, having high blood pressure or high cholesterol, having a family history of coronary artery disease, being older than 40 and a man, or being a woman who has had a hysterectomy).

FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether this medication is harmful to an unborn baby. Before taking eletriptan, tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

Eletriptan can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

Do not give this medicine to anyone under 18 years old.

How should I take eletriptan?

Take this medication exactly as it was prescribed for you. Never take the medication in larger amounts, or take it for longer than recommended by your doctor. Overuse of migraine headache medicine can actually make your headaches worse. Follow the instructions on your prescription label.

Take eletriptan as soon as you notice headache symptoms, or after an attack has already begun.

Your doctor may want to give your first dose of this medicine in a hospital or clinic setting to see if you have any serious side effects.

Take one eletriptan tablet whole with a full glass of water.

After taking a tablet:

If your headache does not completely go away, or goes away and comes back, take a second tablet two (2) hours after the first.

Do not take more than 80 mg of eletriptan in 24 hours.

If your symptoms have not improved, contact your doctor before taking any more tablets.

Contact your doctor if you have more than three headaches in one month (30 days).

If you use eletriptan long-term, your doctor may want to check your heart function periodically using an electrocardiograph or ECG (sometimes called an EKG), a machine that measures electrical activity of the heart. This will help your doctor determine if it is still safe for you to use this medication. Do not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.

Store eletriptan at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

What happens if I miss a dose of eletriptan?

Since eletriptan is used as needed, it does not have a daily dosing schedule. Call your doctor promptly if your symptoms do not improve after using eletriptan.

After taking a eletriptan tablet, you must wait two (2) hours before taking a second tablet.

Do not take more than 80 mg of eletriptan in 24 hours.

Where can I get more information about eletriptan?

Your pharmacist has information about eletriptan written for health professionals that you may read.

What is the most important information I should know about eletriptan?

You should not take this medication if you are allergic to eletriptan, or if you have a history of heart disease, angina (chest pain), blood circulation problems, ischemic bowel disease, severe liver disease, uncontrolled high blood pressure, or history of a heart attack or stroke.

Do not use eletriptan within 24 hours before or after using another migraine headache medicine

, including almotriptan (Axert), frovatriptan (Frova), naratriptan (Amerge), rizatriptan (Maxalt), sumatriptan (Imitrex, Treximet), zolmitriptan (Zomig), or ergot medicine such as dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45, Migranal), ergotamine (Ergomar, Ergostat, Cafergot, Ercaf, Wigraine), ergonovine (Ergotrate), methylergonovine (Methergine), or methysergide (Sansert).

Do not use eletriptan within 72 hours after taking

ketoconazole (Nizoral), itraconazole (Sporanox), nefazodone (Serzone), clarithromycin (Biaxin), troleandomycin (Tao), ritonavir (Norvir), or nelfinavir (Viracept).

Before taking eletriptan, tell your doctor if you have liver disease, high blood pressure, a heart rhythm disorder, coronary artery disease, or risk factors for coronary artery disease (such as diabetes, menopause, smoking, being overweight, having high blood pressure or high cholesterol, having a family history of coronary artery disease, being older than 40 and a man, or being a woman who has had a hysterectomy).

Before taking eletriptan, tell your doctor if you are also taking an antidepressant such as citalopram (Celexa), duloxetine (Cymbalta), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), fluvoxamine (Luvox), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft), or venlafaxine (Effexor).

Eletriptan

will only treat

a headache that has already begun. It

will not prevent

headaches or reduce the number of attacks.

After taking a eletriptan tablet, you must wait two (2) hours before taking a second tablet.

Do not take more than 80 mg of eletriptan in 24 hours.

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