Zomig 2.5mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Zolmitriptan

Available from:

CST Pharma Ltd

ATC code:

N02CC03

INN (International Name):

Zolmitriptan

Dosage:

2.5mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 04070401; GTIN: 5055946803289

Patient Information leaflet

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
ZOMIG® 2.5MG TABLETS
(zolmitriptan)
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
•
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
•
This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same
as
yours.
•
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This
includes
any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See Section 4.
The name of your medicine is Zomig 2.5mg Tablets but will be referred
to
as Zomig throughout the remainder of this leaflet.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Zomig is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Zomig
3. How to take Zomig
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Zomig
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT ZOMIG IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Zomig 2.5mg tablets contain zolmitriptan and belongs to a group of
medicines called triptans.
ZOMIG IS USED TO TREAT MIGRAINE HEADACHE.
•
Migraine symptoms may be caused by swollen blood vessels in the
head. Zomig is thought to reduce the widening of these blood vessels.
This helps to take away the headache and other symptoms of a
migraine attack, such as feeling or being sick (nausea or vomiting)
and
being sensitive to light and sound.
•
Zomig works only when a migraine attack has started. It will not stop
you from getting an attack.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE ZOMIG
DO NOT TAKE ZOMIG:
•
If you are allergic to zolmitriptan or any of the other ingredients of
this
medicine (listed in section 6).
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If you have high blood pressure.
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If you have ever had heart problems, including a heart attack, angina
(chest pain caused by exercise or effort), Prinzmetal’s angina
(chest
pain which happens at rest) or have experienced heart related
symptoms such as shortness of breath or pressure over the