Imigran Nasal Spray

Each Imigran nasal spray contains a single dose of sumatriptan, which belongs to a group of medicines called triptans (also known as 5-HT1 receptor agonists). Imigran nasal spray is used to treat migraine headache. Migraine symptoms may be caused by the temporary widening of blood vessels in the head. Imigran nasal spray is believed to reduce the widening of these blood vessels. This in turn helps to take away the headache and relieve other symptoms of a migraine attack, such as feeling or being sick (nausea or vomiting) and sensitivity to light and sound.

For full details on Imigran Nasal Spray please click on the patient information leaflet below:

How to use Imigran nasal spray:

For adults (18 years and over). Always take Imigran nasal spray exactly as your doctor has told you. You should check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.

1. Remove the nasal spray from the blister packaging just before you want to use it.
2. Get into a comfortable position. You may prefer to sit down.
3. Blow your nose if it feels blocked, or if you have a cold.
4. Hold the nasal spray gently with your fingers and thumb, as shown in picture A. Don’t press the blue plunger yet.
5. Block one nostril by pressing a finger firmly on the side of your nose. It doesn’t matter which nostril you choose.
6. Put the nozzle of the nasal spray into the other nostril, as far as feels comfortable - about 1 cm or 1/inch (picture B). Breathe out gently through your mouth. Hold your head upright and close your mouth.
7. Start to breathe in gently through your nose. As you breathe in: Press the blue plunger firmly with your thumb. The plunger may feel a bit stiff and you may hear it click. Keep breathing in while spraying (picture C).
8. Remove the spray and remove your finger from the side of your nose. Keep your head upright for 10-20 seconds, breathing gently in through your nose and out through your mouth. This helps the medicine stay in your nose. Your nose may feel wet inside and you may notice a slight taste after using the spray - this is normal and will soon pass.
9. Your nasal spray is now empty. Throw it away safely and hygienically

Who should use Imigran nasal spray?

Do not use Imigran nasal spray:

• if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to sumatriptan or any of the other ingredients of Sumatriptan .
• if you have or have ever had heart problems, including a heart attack, angina (chest pain caused by exercise or effort), Prinzmetal’s angina (chest pain which happens at rest) or have experienced heart related symptoms such as shortness of breath or pressure over the chest
• if you have problems with the blood circulation to your hands and feet (peripheral vascular disease).
• if you have had a stroke/cerebral infarction, also described as an “attack” or cerebral haemorrhage (CVA; cerebrovascular accident).
• if you have had a temporary disturbance of the blood supply to the brain that left little or no residual symptoms (TIA).
• if you have severe liver function impairment.
• if you have high blood pressure.
• if you are taking drugs containing ergotamine or ergotamine derivatives (migraine drugs such as methysergide) or other triptans (5 hydroxytriptamine (5HT1) receptor agonists, such as almotriptan, eletriptan, frovatriptan, naratriptan, rizatriptan or zolmitriptan etc.). These must not be taken at the same time as Sumatriptan (see also “Taking other medicines”).
• if you are currently taking MAO inhibitors (e.g. moclobemide for depression or selegiline for Parkinson's disease). Sumatriptan must not be used with in two weeks of discontinuation of therapy with MAO inhibitors. See also ´Taking other medicines´ below.

You should consult your doctor first if:

• you are diabetic, especially if you are a woman past the menopause or a man over 40 years. The doctor should examine you first.
• you are a heavy user of tobacco or products containing nicotine (patches or chewing gum), especially if you are a woman past the menopause or a man over 40 years. The doctor should examine you first.
• you have liver or kidney impairment. The doctor might adjust the dose.
• you have ever suffered seizures/fits (convulsions) or have a predisposition to seizures/fits (convulsions); sumatriptan can cause seizures/fits. Sumatriptan might increase the risk of seizures.
• you are hypersensitive to certain antibiotics (sulphonamides). You may experience an allergic reaction after taking sumatriptan. Caution is advisable.
• you use herbal products containing St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum). Side effects may occur with greater frequency.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding:

• During pregnancy,Imigran nasal spray must only be used following consultation with your doctor. Sumatriptan should be used during the pregnancy only if the potential benefit to the mother outweighs the potential risk to the unborn child and no other appropriate treatment option is available.
• Sumatriptan passes into breast milk. You are advised not to breastfeed within 12 hours after using Imigran nasal spray. Do not feed your child with milk expressed during this period.

Possible side effects of Imigran nasal spray (Sumatriptan):

Like all medicines Sumatriptan may produce side effects in some individuals. Common side effects include.

• Feeling dizzy, drowsy or warm, sensory disturbance
• Transient increase in blood pressure soon after treatment. Flushing
• Breathlessness
• Feeling sick. Vomiting
• Feeling of heaviness, tightness, pain or pressure in any part of the body including throat or chest. Myalgia.
• Feeling pain, sensation of heat or cold;
• Feeling of weak and fatigue

If you suffer any of the serious side effects listed below you should stop using Imigran immediately and contact your doctor or pharmacist.

• Allergic/hypersensitivity reactions, varying from skin reactions to rare cases of anaphylaxis (sharp fall in blood pressure, pallor, agitation, weak and rapid pulse, clammy skin, impaired consciousness).
• Fits/seizures
• Tremor
• Dystonia
• Impaired vision, e.g. double vision, flickering and sometimes loss of vision with permanent impairment. Visual disturbances can also occur as a result of the migraine attack itself.
• Slow heart beat, fast heart beat, irregular heart beat, palpitations
• Reduced blood flow to the arms and legs and consequent pallor or blur tinge to the fingers and toes.
• Angina (pain in the chest, often brought on by exercise), heart attack or spasm of the blood vessels of the heart, transient ischaemic ECG changes. 
• Spasm of the blood vessels of the gut, which can cause damage to your gut. You may notice stomach pain or bloody diarrhoea. 
• Diarrhoea
• Fall in blood pressure
• Stiff neck
• Joint pain
• Anxiety
• Increased perspiration

Ingredients:

Active Ingredients: Sumatriptan

Other Ingredients: Potassium dihydrogen, phosphate, dibasic sodium phosphate anhydrous, sulphuric acid, sodium hydroxide and purified water.

Buying Sumatriptan Online:

With Nationwide Pharmacies you can buy Imigran nasal spray online safely and discreetly. If you do not have a prescription please use our free online consultation service to get a private prescription for Imigran nasal spray. Nationwide Pharmacies is a UK registered NHS Pharmacy (GPHc reg: 1105564) and our doctors are GMC qualified to ensure that our patients are given proper advice and that our products are genuine.

Prescription Orders:

Nationwide Pharmacies online doctor service offers a fast and convenient way to order your prescription medication. Once you have selected the treatment that you require simply follow the steps below:

Add to basket and proceed to checkout
Answer the medical questionnaire
Our doctor will assess your questionnaire within 24 hours
Once your prescription has been approved it will be despatched from our pharmacy

Delivery:

All orders are dispatched by Royal Mail 1st Class Signed For delivery. The vast majority of orders are delivered next day however you should allow for up to 48 hours for delivery. In the case of high value orders we will from time to time use tracked courier services.

Next Day Delivery

Guaranteed next working day delivery is subject to a delivery charge of £7.50. Orders are despatched by Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day. Next Day delivery orders need to be placed before 1PM (Mon-Fri). Your order will arrive before 1PM the next working day.