How To Use Imitrex Nasal Spray

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How to use imitrex nasal spray. Sit down before use. The recommended adult dose of imitrex nasal spray for the acute treatment of migraine is 5 mg 10 mg or 20 mg. Gently press one nostril to close it. Avoid spraying into your eyes. Gently blow your nose to clear the nostrils before you use this medicine.

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. Hold the device upright between your thumb and first 2 fingers. Imitrex nasal spray solution and generic equivalents. Insert half of the spray nozzle into the open nostril and angle outward. To use the nasal spray.

Use this medication at the first sign of a migraine as directed by your doctor usually 1 spray into one nostril. Instruct patient on proper administration technique. Greg abbas of advanced ent and allergy discusses the proper technique for the use of nasal spray. Blow your nose before use. Exclude underlying cardiovascular disease supervise 1 st dose and consider monitoring ecg in patients with.

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 treat migraine with imitrex nasal spray your doctor may prescribe a dose of 5 mg 10 mg or 20 mg. If the migraine has not resolved by 2 hours after taking sumatriptan nasal spray or returns after a transient improvement 1 additional dose may be administered at least 2 hours after the first dose. Keep out of your mouth and eyes may burn. The use of imitrex nasal spray is contraindicated in patients with cad and those with prinzmetal s variant angina.

The 10 mg dose may be achieved by the administration of a single 5 mg dose in each nostril. 2 dosage and administration. Gently blow your nose before using this medication. Tilt your head back slightly. Use in your nose only.