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What is Sumatriptan?

Sumatriptan is a selective serotonin receptor agonist used to relieve the symptoms of migraine headaches. It works by narrowing blood vessels in the head and stopping pain signals from being sent to the brain. Sumatriptan does not prevent migraine attacks. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Migraine 42 9
Migraine Headaches 23 4
Ocular Migraine 2 0
Other 1 0

See all 65 patients currently taking Sumatriptan

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
3 23%
Mild
5 38%
None
5 38%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleepiness
3 38%
Nausea and vomiting
1 13%
Muscle fatigue
1 13%
tingling skin
1 13%
Some Gastritis
1 13%
burning nose
1 13%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Sumatriptan. See all 14 dosages ►

  100mg as needed 12mg as needed 20mg/inh as needed 25mg as needed 2 6mg/0.5mL as needed 50mg as needed 5mg as needed 6mg/0.5mL as needed 4 x 4 mg/0.5 mL monthly 4 mg/0.5 mL daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 800 mg monthly 100 mg daily
  26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 12 Number of Patients: 12 4 Number of Patients: 4 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Sumatriptan (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
6 40% Doctor's advice: 40%
Other
4 27% Other: 27%
Did not seem to work
3 20% Did not seem to work: 20%
Expense
2 13% Expense: 13%
Side effects too severe
2 13% Side effects too severe: 13%
Course of treatment ended
2 13% Course of treatment ended: 13%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped taking Sumatriptan

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Sumatriptan

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

Stopped Taking Sumatriptan

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
10 77%
Usually
1 8%
Sometimes
2 15%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 8%
Somewhat
2 15%
A little
2 15%
Not at all
8 62%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
1 8%
$100-199
1 8%
$50-99
1 8%
$25-49
2 15%
< $25
3 23%

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Report created on March 21, 2010.