Sumavel DosePro injection

Sumatriptan is a headache medicine that narrows blood vessels around the brain. Sumatriptan also reduces substances in the body that can trigger headache pain, nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and other migraine symptoms.

Sumatriptan is used to treat migraine headaches and cluster headaches in adults. Sumatriptan will only treat a headache that has already begun. It will not prevent headaches or reduce the number of attacks.

Sumatriptan should not be used to treat a common tension headache or a headache that causes loss of movement on one side of your body. Use this medicine only if your condition has been confirmed by a doctor as migraine headaches.

Sumatriptan may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not use this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Overuse of migraine headache medicine can actually make your headaches worse.

Sumatriptan is injected under the skin. You may be shown how to use injections at home. Do not give yourself this medicine if you do not understand how to use the injection and properly dispose of used needles and syringes.

Read all patient information, medication guides, and instruction sheets provided to you. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.

Use sumatriptan as soon as you notice headache symptoms, or after an attack has already begun.

Your blood pressure will need to be checked often.

Sumatriptan injection comes in a vial (bottle), an auto-injector or prefilled cartridge to be loaded into an auto-injector syringe, or in a needle-free injector device. Each vial, cartridge, or needle-free device is for one use only.

After using an injection: If your headache does not completely go away after the injection, call your doctor before using a second sumatriptan injection. If your headache goes away and then comes back, you may use a second injection if it has been at least one (1) hour since your first injection. Do not use more than two (2) injections in 24 hours. If your symptoms do not improve, contact your doctor before using any more injections.

Use a disposable needle and syringe only once. Follow any state or local laws about throwing away used needles and syringes. Use a puncture-proof "sharps" disposal container (ask your pharmacist where to get one and how to throw it away). Keep this container out of the reach of children and pets.

Store at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date on the label has passed.

Do not use sumatriptan within 24 hours before or after using another migraine headache medicine, including:

• sumatriptan tablets or nasal spray, almotriptan, eletriptan, frovatriptan, naratriptan, rizatriptan, zolmitriptan; or

• ergot medicine such as dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, ergonovine, or methylergonovine.

Sumatriptan may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be alert.

Sumavel DosePro (sumatriptan) is a headache medicine that narrows blood vessels around the brain. Sumatriptan also reduces substances in the body that can trigger headache pain, nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and other migraine symptoms.

Sumavel DosePro is used to treat migraine headaches and cluster headaches in adults. Sumavel DosePro will only treat a headache that has already begun. It will not prevent headaches or reduce the number of attacks.

Sumavel DosePro should not be used to treat a common tension headache or a headache that causes loss of movement on one side of your body. Use this medicine only if your condition has been confirmed by a doctor as migraine headaches.

You should not use Sumavel DosePro if you are allergic to sumatriptan, or if you have:

• coronary artery disease, angina (chest pain), blood circulation problems, lack of blood supply to the heart;

• a heart disorder called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome;

• a history of heart disease, heart attack, or stroke, including "mini-stroke";

• untreated or or uncontrolled high blood pressure;

• severe liver disease;

• circulation problems affecting your intestines; or

• a headache that seems different from your usual migraine headaches.

Do not use Sumavel DosePro if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days. A dangerous drug interaction could occur. MAO inhibitors include isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, tranylcypromine, and others.

To make sure Sumavel DosePro is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:

• liver or kidney disease;

• epilepsy or other seizure disorder;

• high blood pressure, a heart rhythm disorder; or

• risk factors for coronary artery disease (such as diabetes, menopause, smoking, being overweight, having high cholesterol, having a family history of coronary artery disease, being older than 40 and a man, or being a woman who has had a hysterectomy).

Sumavel DosePro can affect your pupils during cataract surgery. Tell your eye surgeon ahead of time that you are using this medicine.

It is not known whether Sumavel DosePro will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using Sumavel. Your name may need to be listed on a sumatriptan pregnancy registry.

Sumatriptan can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not breast-feed within 12 hours after using a Sumavel DosePro. If you use a breast pump during this time, throw out any milk you collect. Do not feed it to your baby.

Sumavel DosePro is not approved for use by anyone younger than 18 years old.

Using this medicine while you are using certain other medicines can cause high levels of serotonin to build up in your body, a condition called "serotonin syndrome," which can be fatal. Tell your doctor if you also use:

• medicine to treat depression;

• medicine to treat a psychiatric disorder;

• a narcotic (opioid) medication; or

• medicine to prevent nausea and vomiting.

This list is not complete. Other drugs may interact with sumatriptan, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medication guide.