Drug Name

Cafergot (Caffeine/Ergotamine)

Drug Uses

Cafergot is used for preventing as well as treating confident kinds of headaches (e.g., migraines, migraine variants, histaminic cephalalgia). It may as well as be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

How Taken

Take Cafergot as directed by your doctor.

• Cafergot may be used with or without food.
• Eating grapefruit or drinking grapefruit juice may affect the amount of Cafergot in your blood. Talk with your doctor before including grapefruit or grapefruit juice in your diet.
• Cafergot is only to be used as needed for a migraine attack.
• Take Cafergot at the earliest sign of a headache. Incase the initial dose does not relieve your headache, additional doses may be needed according to your doctor's instructions. Do not take a dose of Cafergot within 30 minutes of your final dose.
• Do not take more than 6 tablets for a single migraine headache or more than 10 tablets during any 7-day period without earliest checking with your doctor.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Cafergot.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Cafergot is a combination of 2 vasoconstrictors. It works by constricting blood vessels in the lining of the brain, which helps to decrease the pain from migraine headaches.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Cafergot as well as you still possess a headache, take it as soon as you remember. Do not take a dose of Cafergot within 30 minutes of your final dose. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Cafergot at room temperature, between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Keep Cafergot out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Cafergot if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Cafergot.
• you are pregnant or may become pregnant.
• you possess blood vessel problems (e.g., peripheral vascular disease), coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, liver or kidney problems, or very bad infection (e.g., sepsis).
• you are using an azole antifungal (e.g., itraconazole, ketoconazole, voriconazole), delavirdine, HIV protease inhibitors (e.g., delavirdine, indinavir, nelfinavir, ritonavir), efavirenz, a ketolide antibiotic (e.g., telithromycin), a macrolide antibiotic (e.g., clarithromycin, erythromycin), or selective 5-HT agonists (e.g., sumatriptan, eletriptan).

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important :

• Do not exceed the recommended dose or take Cafergot for longer than prescribed without checking with your doctor. Cafergot is not for long-term daily take.
• Do not take Cafergot for any other good of headaches. Cafergot is not effective in treating other types of headaches.
• Take of nicotine may increase the risk of very bad side effects with Cafergot . Talk to you doctor before using Cafergot incase you smoke or take any other good of nicotine.
• Take Cafergot with extreme caution in children. Safety as well as effectiveness possess not been confirmed.
• Pregnancy as well as breast-feeding: Do not take Cafergot incase you are pregnant. Incase you suspect that you could be pregnant, contact your doctor immediately. Cafergot should not be used during labor as well as delivery. Cafergot is excreted in breast milk. Incase you are or will be breast-feeding while you are using Cafergot , check with your doctor or pharmacist to discuss the risks to your baby.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• nausea.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); blue color of the fingers or toes; chest pain or tightness; chilly or pale fingers or toes; diarrhea; dizziness; hallucinations; headache; irregular heartbeat; leg cramps or weakness; mental or mood changes; muscle pain; numbness or tingling of the hands, feet, or skin; ringing in the ears; seizure; very bad or persistent nausea or vomiting; shortness of breath; swelling; temporary quick or unhurried heartbeat; vomiting; weak pulse.

More Information

Cafergot is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
If your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.