Cluster headache

Active Ingredient: Sumatriptan

Indication for Sumatriptan

Population group: only adults (18 - 65 years old)
Therapeutic intent: Curative procedure

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

6 mg 1-2 times daily

For:

Dosage regimens

Subcutaneous, 6 milligrams sumatriptan, 1 to 2 times daily. The maximum allowed total dose is 12 milligrams sumatriptan daily.

Detailed description

The recommended adult dose is a single 6 mg subcutaneous injection for each cluster attack. The maximum dose in 24 hours is two 6 mg injections (12 mg) with a minimum interval of one hour between the two doses.

Active ingredient

Sumatriptan

Sumatriptan has been demonstrated to be a specific and selective 5-Hydroxytryptamine1 (5HT1D) receptor agonist with no effect on other 5HT receptor (5-HT2 - 5-HT7) subtypes. The vascular 5-HT1D receptor is found predominantly in cranial blood vessels and mediates vasoconstriction.

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