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What is Almotriptan malate?

This is an antimigraine agent used for acute treatment of migraine with or without aura. It causes vasoconstriction and reduces sterile inflammation associated with antidromic neuronal transmission correlating with relief of migraine.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Migraine 35 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Migraine headaches 15 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Atypical Migraine 5 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 2 0
Nerve pain (neuralgia) 1 0
Pain 1 0

See all 25 patients currently taking Almotriptan malate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 3
None
 11

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Almotriptan malate

Nausea 1
Facial pain 1
Shakiness 1
Chest tightness 1
Dizzy spells 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Almotriptan malate. See all 15 dosages ►

  2 12.5mg as needed 2 6.25mg as needed 6.25mg as needed as needed 12.5mg as needed 1 other weekly 2 mg weekly 22 mL every other week 6.25 mg daily 10 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Almotriptan malate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 17   Did not seem to work: 53%
Expense 4   Expense: 13%
Change in health plan coverage 4   Change in health plan coverage: 13%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 13%
Other 3   Other: 9%
Doctor's advice 2   Doctor's advice: 6%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 3%

See all 27 patients who’ve stopped taking Almotriptan malate

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Almotriptan malate

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

Stopped Taking Almotriptan malate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Almotriptan malate

Always
 10 67%
Usually
 2 13%
Sometimes
 2 13%
Never
 1 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Almotriptan malate

Very
 1 7%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 7%
Not at all
 13 87%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Almotriptan malate

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 3 43%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 57%

Report created on May 27, 2012.