How To Use Imitrex Nasal Spray

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How to use imitrex nasal spray. Imitrex nasal spray warnings precautions. Avoid spraying into your eyes. Use imitrex sumatriptan nasal spray as early as you can after the attack has started. 2 dosage and administration. Blow your nose before use.

After administration rinse the tip of the bottle with hot water taking care not to suck water into the bottle and dry with a clean tissue. To take a dose of 10 mg you ll use two 5 mg sprays one in each nostril. The use of imitrex nasal spray is contraindicated in patients with cad and those with prinzmetal s variant angina. Use in your nose only. The 10 mg dose may be achieved by the administration of a single 5 mg dose in each nostril.

Imitrex nasal spray solution and generic equivalents. Gently blow your nose to clear the nostrils before you use this medicine. To use the nasal spray. Replace the cap right after cleaning. This includes if other forms of imitrex sumatriptan nasal spray were used for the first dose.

Gently press one nostril to close it. The recommended adult dose of imitrex nasal spray for the acute treatment of migraine is 5 mg 10 mg or 20 mg. The 20 mg dose may provide a greater effect than the 5 mg and 10 mg doses but may have a greater risk of adverse reactions see clinical studies 14. Gently blow your nose before using this medication. Do not take imitrex sumatriptan nasal spray by mouth.

Keep out of your mouth and eyes may burn. Use this medication at the first sign of a migraine as directed by your doctor usually 1 spray into one nostril. Greg abbas of advanced ent and allergy discusses the proper technique for the use of nasal spray. To treat migraine with imitrex nasal spray your doctor may prescribe a dose of 5 mg 10 mg or 20 mg. Insert half of the spray nozzle into the open nostril and angle outward.