Description
This medicine is sold under the discretion of a Well Pharmacist. You will be required to answer a few short questions to ensure this medicine is suitable for you.
Migrakind Fast Acting Tablets 50mg provide effective relief from migraines and severe headaches. Formulated for rapid absorption, they target symptoms quickly, helping to reduce pain and discomfort. Designed to be gentle on the stomach, Migrakind supports you in returning to your daily routine with ease. Convenient and easy to use, these tablets are an essential addition to your headache relief kit, offering dependable support when you need it most. Always follow usage instructions for best results.
How To Use
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Adults aged 18 to 65
• Take one tablet as soon as possible at the first signs of a migraine headache.
• If your symptoms start to come back, you can take a second tablet after 2 hours. You must leave at least 2 hours after the first tablet.
Swallow each tablet whole with water.
Don’t take more than two tablets in 24 hours.
Don’t take more than two tablets for the same attack.
If the first tablet does not provide any relief:
Don’t take a second tablet.
If you use MigraKind too often, it may make your headaches worse. If this happens you should consult your doctor or pharmacist, who may tell you to stop taking MigraKind.
You should wait at least 24 hours before taking a medicine containing a triptan (including other sumatriptan-containing products, zolmitriptan, rizatriptan, naratriptan) or at least 6 hours before taking a medicine containing ergotamine or methysergide.
Warnings
Do not take MigraKind:
• If you’re allergic to sumatriptan, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6)
• If you have a heart problem such as narrowing of the arteries (Ischaemic heart disease) or chest pains (angina), or have already had a heart attack
• If you have circulation problems in your legs that cause cramp-like pains when you walk (peripheral vascular disease)
• If you have had a stroke or a mini-stroke (also called a transient ischaemic attack or TIA)
• If you have high blood pressure. You may be able to use MigraKind if your high blood pressure is mild and is being treated
• If you have serious liver disease
• With other migraine medicines, including those which contain ergotamine, or similar medicine such as methysergide maleate;
• or any triptan or 5HT1 agonist (such as naratriptan or zolmitriptan)
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before using MigraKind.
If you have any extra risk factors:
• If you are a heavy smoker, or using nicotine replacement therapy, and especially
• If you are a man aged over 40, or
• you are very overweight
• you have diabetes
• you have high cholesterol
• you have a close relative who developed early heart disease - either your father or brother
developed heart
• disease before the age of 55, or your mother or sister developed heart disease before the age of 65.
If three or more of the points above apply to you, you may be at higher risk of heart disease- see your doctor without taking.
If you are a woman who has been through the menopause.
In very rare cases, people have developed serious heart conditions after using MigraKind, even though they had no signs of heart disease before. If any of the points above applies to you it could mean you have a greater risk of developing heart disease.
Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
• If you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before taking this medicine. There is only limited information about the safety of this medicine for pregnant women, though up till now there is no evidence of any increased risk of birth defects. Your doctor will discuss with you whether or not you should use this medicine while you are pregnant
• Don’t breast-feed your baby for 12 hours after using this medicine. If you express any breast milk during this time, discard the milk and don’t give it to your baby.
Driving and using machines
Either the symptoms of migraine or your medicine may make you drowsy. If you are affected, do not drive or operate machinery.
MigraKind contains Lactose
If you have been told by your doctor that you have intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product
See patient information leaflet for further information
Ingredients
The active substance is sumatriptan.
Each film coated tablet contains 50 mg sumatriptan (as the succinate).
- The other ingredients are: Core: lactose monohydrate, lactose, crosscarmellose sodium,
microcrystalline cellulose, magnesium stearate. Coating: Lactose monohydrate, mannitol (E421),
titanium dioxide (E171), triacetin and talc.
