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What is Zolmitriptan?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Zolmitriptan is used to treat the symptoms of migraine headache. It is in a class of medications called selective serotonin (5-HT) receptor agonists. It does not prevent migraine headaches. It comes in oral tablet form or as a nasal spray.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Migraine 1359 56
Migraine headaches 157 32
Cluster headaches 9 6
Cluster headaches 6 5
Headaches 6 3

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  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 11
Moderate 9
Mild 18
None 43

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Zolmitriptan

Side effect Patients Percentage
Dizziness 5
Bad taste in mouth 3
Drowsiness 3
Face tingling 3
Nausea 3
Chest pain 2

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Dosages

Based on patients currently taking Zolmitriptan

Dosage Patients Percentage
5mg as needed 5
2.5mg as needed 3
6mg as needed 1

Why patients stopped taking Zolmitriptan

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Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 66
Doctor's advice 27
Side effects too severe 25
Other 19
Expense 16
Course of treatment ended 8
Change in health plan coverage 7
Personal research 3
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Duration

Currently taking Zolmitriptan

Duration Patients Percentage
2 - 5 years 3
5 - 10 years 3
10 years or more 4

Stopped taking Zolmitriptan

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 33
1 - 6 months 22
6 months - 1 year 19
1 - 2 years 19
2 - 5 years 21
5 - 10 years 9
10 years or more 7
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 59
Usually 12
Sometimes 9
Never taken as prescribed 1
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 4
Somewhat hard to take 4
A little hard to take 9
Not at all hard to take 64
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 5
$100-199 6
$50-99 1
$25-49 2
< $25 26
Not specified 41

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Zolmitriptan after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Sumatriptan (Imitrex) 17
Rizatriptan (Maxalt) 4
Butalbital-acetaminophen-caffeine (Fioricet) 3
Acetaminophen-isometheptene-dichloralphenazone (Midrin) 2
Eletriptan (Relpax) 2

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Patients stopped taking Zolmitriptan and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Sumatriptan (Imitrex) 15
Rizatriptan (Maxalt) 4
Eletriptan (Relpax) 3
Naratriptan (Amerge) 3
Acetaminophen-isometheptene-dichloralphenazone (Midrin) 1

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10 patient evaluations for Zolmitriptan

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Jul 1, 2012 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for migraine)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (shakiness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 30, 2012 (Started Sep 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for atypical migraine)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for migraine)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for migraine headaches)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: Be careful not to get trip-ton migraines from taking too many migraine meds too close together.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Nov 15, 2011 (Started Aug 15, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for migraine)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (nausea and vomiting)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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