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What is Eletriptan?

A drug used to treat the symptoms of migraine headache (severe throbbing headache that sometimes comes along with nausea and sensitivity to sound and light). It is in a class of medications called selective serotonin receptor agonists. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Migraine 24 4
Migraine Headaches 12 1
Other 8 3
Headaches 2 1
Pain 1 1
Tension Headaches 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 22%
Mild
3 33%
None
4 44%

Most commonly reported side effects

Makes me groggy during the day
2 22%
Nausea/Vomiting
1 11%
Heart Palpitations
1 11%
makes me sleepy
1 11%
makes me very sleepy
1 11%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  20 mg as needed 20mg as needed 2 20mg as needed 2 40mg as needed 40 mg as needed 40mg as needed 80mg as needed 40 mg daily 180 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 30 Number of Patients: 30 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Eletriptan (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
3 50% Other: 50%
Did not seem to work
2 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice
2 33% Doctor's advice: 33%

See all 6 patients who’ve stopped taking Eletriptan

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Eletriptan

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
3
4
5
12

Stopped Taking Eletriptan

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
1
0
1
0
3

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
8 89%
Usually
1 11%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 11%
A little
1 11%
Not at all
7 78%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
2 22%
< $25
4 44%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.