Relpax 40Mg | 3Tab

Relpax 40Mg | 3Tab

Eletriptan is and what it is used for:

• 
  Eletriptan is one of a group of medicines called serotonin receptor agonists.
• Serotonin is a natural substance found in the brain that helps to narrow the blood vessels.
• Eletriptan can be used to treat migraine headache with or without aura in adults.
• Before the start of a migraine headache, you may experience a phase called an aura, which can involve vision disorders, numbness and speech disorders.

What you need to know before you use Eletriptan:

Do not use Eletriptan:

• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to Eletriptan, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine
• If you have severe liver or kidney disease.
• If you have moderate to severe high blood pressure or untreated mild high blood pressure.
• If you have ever had heart problems, [e.g.
• Heart attack, angina, heart failure or significant abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia), temporary, sudden narrowing of one of the coronary arteries].
• If you have poor circulation (peripheral vascular disease).
• If you have ever had a stroke (even a mild one that lasted for only a few minutes or hours).
• If you have taken ergotamine or medicines like ergotamine (including methysergide) within 24 hours before or after taking Eletriptan.
• If you are taking any other medicines that end in ‘triptan’ (for example sumatriptan, rizatriptan, naratriptan, zolmitriptan, almotriptan and frovatriptan).

Warnings and precautions:

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Eletriptan if:

• You have diabetes.
• You smoke or use nicotine replacement therapy.
• You are male and over 40 years.
• You are female and post-menopausal.
• You or anybody in your family have coronary artery disease.
• You have ever been told that you may have an increased risk of heart disease, discuss this with your doctor before using Eletriptan.
• Repeat use of migraine medicines
• If you repeatedly use Eletriptan or any medicines for the treatment of migraine over several days or weeks, this can cause daily long-term headaches.
• Tell your doctor if you experience this as you might need to stop treatment for a while.