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General pain relievers are made to relieve general kinds of pain, like backaches and sore muscles. IMITREX is different. It was specifically designed just for migraines and was the first medicine of its kind to target the nerves and blood vessels believed to trigger your total migraine — the throbbing pain, nausea, and the sensitivity to light and sound.

IMITREX is available in tablets, injection, and a nasal spray to suit your individual needs, as well as different migraine attacks. That means if your doctor agrees that IMITREX is right for you, you may have a choice of how to take your medicine. IMITREX is not habit-forming. IMITREX does not cause drowsiness. Your migraine pain can be relieved while you remain active, alert, and in control.
   
IMITREX Tablets
For migraine sufferers who prefer the ease and convenience of a tablet. IMITREX is available in 25-, 50-, and 100-mg Tablets. IMITREX Tablets have been formulated with RT TechnologyTM to dissolve quickly after swallowing.*
   
IMITREX Injection
For migraines that demand fast relief, like early-morning migraines or migraines that come on suddenly, the IMITREX STATdose System® is available in a 4-mg or
6-mg strength.
   
IMITREX Nasal Spray
For times when it's difficult to swallow a tablet due to nausea or vomiting, IMITREX Nasal Spray is preloaded with 1 dose ready to use anytime, anywhere.
   
  The most common side effects of IMITREX are tingling and warm/cold sensations (Tablets), a bad/unusual taste (Nasal Spray), and injection-site reactions, atypical sensations (such as feelings of tingling, warm/hot sensations), dizziness, and flushing (Injection). Most side effects last for only a short time.


*Relationship between dissolution and effectiveness has not been established.
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  IMITREX is a prescription medicine for the acute treatment of migraine attacks, with or without aura, in adults. You should not take IMITREX if you have certain types of heart disease, a history of stroke or TIAs, peripheral vascular disease, Raynaud syndrome, or blood pressure that is uncontrolled. If you have risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, or are a smoker, you should be evaluated by your doctor before taking IMITREX. Very rarely, certain people, even some without heart disease, have had serious heart-related problems when taking IMITREX.

If you are currently taking other medications or if you are pregnant, nursing, or thinking about becoming pregnant, you should talk to your doctor before taking IMITREX. If your headaches are not migraines, IMITREX is not for you.
   
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Please see Important Information for IMITREX® (sumatriptan succinate) Tablets.
Please see Important Information for IMITREX® (sumatriptan succinate) Injection.
Please see Important Information for IMITREX® (sumatriptan) Nasal Spray.
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