Imitrex Oral Side Effects & Drug Interactions

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Imitrex Oral - Side Effects & Drug Interactions [Sumatriptan]

Blood

Hemolytic anemia, pancytopenia, thrombocytopenia.

Cardiovascular

Atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy, colonic ischemia (see WARNINGS), Prinzmetal variant angina, pulmonary embolism, shock, thrombophlebitis.

Ear, Nose, and Throat

Deafness.

Eye

Ischemic optic neuropathy, retinal artery occlusion, retinal vein thrombosis, oss of vision.

Gastrointestinal

Ischemic colitis with rectal bleeding (see WARNINGS), xerostomia. Hepatic: Elevated liver function tests.

Neurological

Central nervous system vasculitis, cerebrovascular accident, dysphasia, subarachnoid hemorrhage. Non-Site Specific: Angioneurotic edema, cyanosis, death (see WARNINGS), temporal arteritis.

Psychiatry

Panic disorder.

Respiratory

Bronchospasm in patients with and without a history of asthma.

Skin

Exacerbation of sunburn, hypersensitivity reactions (allergic vasculitis, erythema, pruritus, rash, shortness of breath, urticaria; in addition, severe anaphylaxis/ anaphylactoid reactions have been reported [see WARNINGS]), photosensitivity.

Urogenital

Acute renal failure.