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Use and Dosing

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Acute migraine attacks with or without aura

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Indications

Contraindications

Black Box Warnings

Dosing Adjustment

Renal Dose Adjustment

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

Concomitant use with propranolol

Warnings/Precautions

Cautions: Use cautiously in

Interactions

Maxalt, Maxalt-MLT interacts with :

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Pregnancy/Breast Feeding

Pregnancy Category:C

Breastfeeding: An alternate drug may be preferred, especially while nursing a newborn or preterm infant. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 23 March 2011). Manufacturer advises caution.

Adverse Reactions

Clinical Pharmacology

Brands and Availability

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US Trade Name(s)

US Availability

rizatriptan (generic)

Maxalt

Maxalt-MLT

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Canadian Trade Name(s)

Canadian Availability

Maxalt

Maxalt RPD

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UK Trade Name(s)

UK Availability

Maxalt

Maxalt Melt

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Australian Trade Name(s)

Australian Availability

Maxalt


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Classification

Analgesics

Antimigraine Agents
Triptans (5-HT1 Receptor Agonists)

Neurologic

Antimigraine Agents
Triptans (5-HT1 Receptor Agonists)

Pricing

Pricing data from www.DrugStore.com in U.S.A.

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