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==Indications and Usage== | ==Indications and Usage== | ||
IMITREX® Injection is indicated in adults for | IMITREX® Injection is indicated in adults for: | ||
* The acute treatment of [[migraine]], with or without aura. | |||
* The acute treatment of [[cluster headache]]. | |||
====Limitations of Use==== | ====Limitations of Use==== | ||
* Use only if a clear diagnosis of migraine or cluster headache has been established. | * Use only if a clear diagnosis of [[migraine]] or [[cluster headache]] has been established. | ||
* If a patient has no response to the first migraine attack treated with IMITREX, reconsider the diagnosis of migraine before IMITREX is administered to treat any subsequent attacks. | |||
* If a patient has no response to the first migraine attack treated with IMITREX, reconsider the diagnosis of [[migraine]] before IMITREX is administered to treat any subsequent attacks. | |||
* IMITREX is not indicated for the prevention of migraine attacks.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = IMITREX (SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE) INJECTION [GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=fee7d073-0b99-48f2-7985-0d8cf970894b | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | * IMITREX is not indicated for the prevention of migraine attacks.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = IMITREX (SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE) INJECTION [GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=fee7d073-0b99-48f2-7985-0d8cf970894b | publisher = | date = | accessdate = }}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 04:46, 1 February 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sheng Shi, M.D. [2]
Indications and Usage
IMITREX® Injection is indicated in adults for:
- The acute treatment of migraine, with or without aura.
- The acute treatment of cluster headache.
Limitations of Use
- Use only if a clear diagnosis of migraine or cluster headache has been established.
- If a patient has no response to the first migraine attack treated with IMITREX, reconsider the diagnosis of migraine before IMITREX is administered to treat any subsequent attacks.
- IMITREX is not indicated for the prevention of migraine attacks.[1]
References
Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.