Frovatriptan (Systemic)
Brand Names : Frova
Proper Use of This MedicineDosing - Do not use frovatriptan
for a headache that is different from your usual migraines
. Instead,
check with your doctor. To relieve your migraine as soon as possible, use frovatriptan as soon
as the headache pain begins. Even if you get warning signals of a coming migraine
(an aura), you should wait until the headache pain starts before using frovatriptan.
Using frovatriptan during the aura probably will not prevent the headache
from occurring. However, even if you do not use frovatriptan until your migraine
has been present for several hours, the medicine will still work.
Lying down in a quiet, dark room for a while after you use this medicine
may help relieve your migraine.
If you are not much better 2 hours after a tablet is taken follow your
health care provider's instructions concerning taking one additional dose.
A migraine that is not relieved by the first dose of frovatriptan probably
will not be relieved by a second dose, either. Ask your doctor ahead of time
about other medicine to be taken if frovatriptan does not work. After taking
the other medicine, check with your doctor as soon as possible. Headaches
that are not relieved by frovatriptan are sometimes caused by conditions that
need other treatment. However, even if frovatriptan does not relieve one migraine,
it may still relieve the next one.
If you feel much better after a dose of frovatriptan, but your headache
comes back or gets worse after a while, you may use one more tablet of frovatriptan.
However, use this medicine only as directed by your doctor.
Do not use more of it, and do not use it more often, than directed
.
Using too much frovatriptan may increase the chance of side effects.
Your doctor may direct you to take another medicine to help prevent headaches.
It is important that you follow your doctor's directions,
even if your headaches continue to occur
. Headache-preventing medicines
may take several weeks to start working. Even after they do start working,
your headaches may not go away completely. However, your headaches should
occur less often, and they should be less severe and easier to relieve. This
may reduce the amount of frovatriptan or pain relievers that you need. If
you do not notice any improvement after several weeks of headache-preventing
treatment, check with your doctor.
Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on
the label
. The following information includes only the average doses
of frovatriptan. If your dose is different, do not change
it
unless your doctor tells you to do so.
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For oral
dosage form (tablets):
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For migraine headaches:
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Adults - Take one tablet (2.5 mg (milligrams) anytime after the
start of your migraine headache. You may take a second tablet if your headache
comes back after relief from the 1st dose. You should wait at least 2 hours
between doses. Do not take more than 3 tablets in a 24 hour period.
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Children - Use and dose must be determined by your doctor.
Storage - To store this medicine:
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Keep out of the reach of children.
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Do not store in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other
damp places. heat or moisture may cause the medicine to break down.
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Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed. Ask your
health care professional how you should dispose of any medicine you do not
use. Be sure that any discarded medicine is out of the reach of children.
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