|
TRADE
NAME
(MANUFACTURER)
|
COMPOSITION |
ROUTE
AND DOSE
|
Cafergot
tablets and suppositories
(Sandoz) |
1
mg ergotamine tartrate
100
mg caffeine
2
mg ergotamine tartrate
100
mg caffeine |
Orally:
2 tablets at onset; 1 additional tablet every 30 min if needed to
maximum 6/attack, 10/wk;
Rectally:
1 suppository at onset, second in 1 hr if needed; maximum
2/attack, 4/w |
Gynergen
tablets
(Sandoz) |
1.0
mg ergotamine tartrate |
2
tablets orally at onset, 1/30 min to maximum 6/attack, 10/wk |
Gynergen
injection
(Sandoz) |
0.5
mg/ml ergotamine tartrate |
0.5
ml subcutaneously or IM at onset; repeat at 40 min; maximum 2
ml/wk |
| D.H.E.
45 injection |
1.0
mg/ml dihydroergotamine |
1
ml IM at onset, repeat every hour to total of 3 ml if needed; may
be given IV 0.5 mg or 1.0 mg every 8 hrs |
| Ergotrate
maleate tablets (Lilly) |
0.2
mg ergonovine maleate |
1
tablet at onset, 1 every hour to 6/attack |
Wigraine
tablets and suppositories
(Organon) |
1.0
mg ergotamine tartrate
100
mg caffeine
0.1
mg belladonna
130
mg phenacetin |
1
tablet at onset, 1 every hour to 6/attack
1-2
tablets or suppositories at onset with 1-2 after 15 min to maximum
of 6/attack or 12/wk |
Stadol
NS
ADDICTING
!
(Bristol-Myers
Squibb) |
1.0
mg butorphanol tartrate nasal spray |
1.0
mg at onset;
1.0
mg in 60 - 90 min |
Imitrex
(Glaxo) |
6
mg sumatriptan
25
or 50 mg sumatriptan |
1
subcutaneous injection at onset may repeat 1 hour
Oral
tablets; 1 at onset, repeat in 2 hours if necessary. Maximum dose
300mg/d |
Maxalt
(Merck
)
Maxalt-MLT |
10
mg |
oral
tablets, 1 at onset, repeat in 2 hours if
necesary
One
table on tongue, repeat in 2 hours if needed |
Zomig
(AstraZeneca) |
5
mg |
oral
tablest, 1 at onset, repeat in 2 hours if necessary |
