Oratab Sumatriptan 100 mg (Film Coated) - 6 Tablets

Product Overview:

• Oratab (Sumatriptan) is a prescription medicine used to treat acute migraine headaches. Sumatriptan works by narrowing blood vessels around the brain and reducing substances in the body that can trigger headache pain, nausea, sensitivity to light, and sound. Sumatriptan treats acute migraine, it will not prevent migraine or reduce the number of migraine attacks.


• Sumatriptan is taken at the first sign of migraine symptoms and usually starts to work within 30 minutes; injections work more quickly. Sumatriptan is available as oral tablets, a nasal spray, and injections. 


• Sumatriptan may also be used for other conditions as determined by your healthcare provider.
• This product contains 6 Film Coated Tablets.

• It is used to treat migraine headaches.


• Migraine symptoms may be caused by the temporary widening of blood vessels in the head. It is believed to reduce the widening of these blood vessels.


• This in turn helps to take away the headache and relieve other symptoms of a migraine attack, such as feeling or being sick (nausea or vomiting) and sensitivity to light and sound.

• Sumatriptan is in a class of medicines known as triptans. Migraine and cluster headaches likely have different causes, but both may involve a widening of blood vessels in the brain, which leads to pain and inflammation. There may also be changes in brain chemicals, such as serotonin. Triptans work by narrowing blood vessels, which eases the pain. They also block nerve signals that cause symptoms like nausea and sensitivity to light and sound.

• Oratab Tablet is used for the treatment, control, prevention, & improvement of the following diseases, conditions and symptoms:Acute migraine attacks

• Use sumatriptan as soon as you notice your first headache symptoms. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Use the medicine exactly as directed.

• Sumatriptan 100 mg (Film Coated)

• Numbness or tingling in the fingers or toes. Feeling cold, warm, hot, or burning. Feeling weak, drowsy, or tired


• Pain, stiffness, or discomfort in the neck, throat, jaw, or chest, Dizziness , Pain, itching, swelling, or redness near the injection site (injection liquid)


• Unusual or bad taste in the mouth (nasal spray, nasal powder)


• Irritation of the throat or nose (nasal powder, nasal spray) (see below)


• Burning sensation in the nose (nasal spray)


• Runny or stuffy nose or postnasal drip (nasal powder)


• Nausea and vomiting (nasal spray)

• Do not use this medicine if you have used an MAO inhibitor in the past 14 days, such as isocarboxazid, linezolid, methylene blue injection, phenelzine, rasagiline, selegiline, or tranylcypromine.


• Also tell your doctor if you are taking an antidepressant such as citalopram (Celexa), desvenlafaxine (Pristiq), duloxetine (Cymbalta), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), fluvoxamine (Luvox), paroxetine (Paxil), sertraline (Zoloft), or venlafaxine (Effexor).

Pregnancy Warnings:

• It is not known if or how sumatriptan could affect pregnancy or harm an unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you are or plan to become pregnant. Your healthcare provider will advise you if you should take sumatriptan while you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant.

Breastfeeding Warnings:

• Sumatriptan passes into breast milk. Tell your healthcare provider if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Your healthcare provider will advise you if you should take sumatriptan while breastfeeding.

• Store below 25°c
• Don’t refrigerate
• Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
• Store in the original package to protect from moisture.
• Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the box/blisters/label. The expiry date refers to the last day of the month.

• Q. What happens if I miss a dose?


• A. Since sumatriptan is used when needed, it does not have a daily dosing schedule. Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after using this medicine.


• Q. What should I avoid while using sumatriptan?


• A. Using sumatriptan succinate while you are using certain other medicines can cause high levels of serotonin to build up in your body, a condition called "serotonin syndrome," which can be fatal.


• Q. What other drugs will affect sumatriptan?


• A. Do not use sumitriptan within 24 hours before or after using another migraine headache medicine.