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BRAND NAMES:
Frova
Generic Names:
Frovatriptan Succinate
Uses:
Treats migraine headaches.
Therapeutic Classes:
Antimigraine
Forms:
Tablet
How it’s taken:
By mouth
What form(s) does Frova come in
Tablet
What are common Frova doses?
Box 9 Tablets
Common Frova prescriptions
Frova
9 tablets box
How to take Frova
Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed.
If your headache comes back or you do not get complete relief, wait at least 2 hours before you take another dose. If you feel you need to take the medicine more than 3 times in one day, call your doctor.
Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
Use frovatriptan only when you have a migraine. This medicine is not used on a regular schedule.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
If your headache comes back or you do not get complete relief, wait at least 2 hours before you take another dose. If you feel you need to take the medicine more than 3 times in one day, call your doctor.
Store the medicine in a closed container at room temperature, away from heat, moisture, and direct light.
Your doctor will tell you how much medicine to use. Do not use more than directed.
Use frovatriptan only when you have a migraine. This medicine is not used on a regular schedule.
Read and follow the patient instructions that come with this medicine. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
Frova contraindications
This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use if you had an allergic reaction to frovatriptan. Tell your doctor if you have heart or blood vessel problems, such as a history of heart attack or stroke, or if you have heart rhythm problems.
Frova warnings
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have liver disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or a family history of heart disease. Tell your doctor if you have a history of blood circulation problems or if you smoke.
This medicine should be used only for classic or common migraine headaches. Do not use for any other kind of headache or pain.
This medicine may cause the following problems:Higher risk for abnormal heart rhythm, heart attack, angina, or strokeTightness or discomfort in your chest, neck, or jawSpasms in the blood vessels, such as Raynaud syndromeSerotonin syndrome
Your headaches may become worse if you use headache medicine for 10 or more days per month.
This medicine may make you dizzy. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.
Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.
Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.
Tightness or discomfort in your chest, neck, or jaw
Vision changes that are not part of a usual migraine
Frova interactions
Do not use this medicine if you have taken another migraine headache medicine in the past 24 hours, such as another triptan or an ergot medicine. These medicines include almotriptan, dihydroergotamine, eletriptan, ergotamine, methysergide, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, or zolmitriptan.
Some foods and medicines can affect how frovatriptan works. Tell your doctor if you are using propranolol, medicine for depression, or an MAO inhibitor.
This medicine may cause the following problems:Higher risk for abnormal heart rhythm, heart attack, angina, or strokeTightness or discomfort in your chest, neck, or jawSpasms in the blood vessels, such as Raynaud syndromeSerotonin syndrome
Your headaches may become worse if you use headache medicine for 10 or more days per month.
This medicine may make you dizzy. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.
Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.
Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.
Frova side effects
Serious Side Effects
Numbness or tingling in your hands, arms, legs, or feet, color changes in your fingers or toes
Tightness or discomfort in your chest, neck, or jaw
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
Fast or uneven heartbeat
Sudden severe headache (other than the one being treated)
Chest pain, especially if it spreads to your arms, jaw, back, or neck
Anxiety, restlessness, fever, sweating, muscle spasms, twitching, diarrhea, seeing or hearing things that are not there
Severe stomach pain, bloody diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting
Vision changes that are not part of a usual migraine