Drug details

Maxalt (rizatriptan benzoate)

type of Antimigraine Agents, Serotonin 5-HT-Receptor Agonists

Maxalt (rizatriptan) tablets is a selective 5-hydroxytryptamine1B/1D (5-HT1B/1D) receptor agonist used to treat the pain of migraine headache. Maxalt is believed to work by narrowing the blood vessels around the brain and by decreasing levels of substances involved in the development of migraine pain. Maxalt will only treat a headache that has already begun. Maxalt will not prevent headaches or reduce the number of attacks.

The drug is often used to treat Migraine .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• vomiting,
• diarrhea,
• fever,
• pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder,
• severe headache,
• blurred vision,
• pounding in your neck or ears,
• sweating,
• agitation,
• shivering,
• chest pain or pressure,
• sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body),
• hallucinations,
• twitching,
• fast heart rate,
• loss of coordination,
• bloody diarrhea,
• muscle stiffness,
• sudden severe headache,
• slurred speech, and
• cold feeling,
• sudden and severe stomach pain,
• problems with vision or balance
• numbness in your feet and hands,

The following drugs are related to Maxalt, either as a replacement or used together:

• Midrin (acetaminophen, isometheptene and dichloralphenazone)
• Trianal (acetylsalicylic acid (asa), caffeine and butalbital)
• Ajovy (fremanezumab-vfrm injection)
• Allzital (butalbital and acetaminophen tablets)
• Axert (almotriptan malate)
• Ativan (lorazepam)
• Qulipta (atogepant tablets)
• Orbivan (butalbital, acetaminophen, and caffeine capsules, usp)
• Cambia (diclofenac potassium for oral solution)
• Cataflam (diclofenac potassium immediate-release tablets)
• Elyxyb (celecoxib oral solution)
• Trudhesa (dihydroergotamine mesylate nasal spray)
• Relpax (eletriptan hydrobromide)
• Emgality (galcanezumab-gnlm injection)
• Vyepti (eptinezumab-jjmr injection for intravenous use)
• Ergomar (ergotamine tartrate tablets)
• Frova (frovatriptan succinate)
• Imitrex (sumatriptan succinate)
• Imitrex Nasal Spray (sumatriptan nasal spray)
• Reyvow (lasmiditan tablets)
• Sansert (methysergide maleate)
• Naprelan (naproxen sodium)
• Naratriptan (naratriptan tablets)
• Nurtec ODT (rimegepant orally disintegrating tablets, for sublingual or oral use)
• Onzetra Xsail (sumatriptan nasal powder nasal administration)
• RizaFilm (rizatriptan oral film)
• Treximet (sumatriptan and naproxen sodium tablets)
• Sumavel DosePro (sumatriptan injection)
• Zecuity (sumatriptan iontophoretic transdermal system)
• Tosymra (sumatriptan nasal spray)
• Ubrelvy (ubrogepant tablets)
• Zavzpret (zavegepant nasal spray)
• Zomig (zolmitriptan)
• Zolmitriptan Film-coated Tablets (zolmitriptan)
• Zomig Nasal Spray (zolmitriptan nasal spray)

The following supplements are related to Maxalt, and may be used together with the drug:

• Magnesium (s.)
• Coenzyme Q-10 (s.)
• Melatonin (s.)
• Butterbur (s.)
• Caffeine (s.)
• Capsicum (s.)
• Feverfew (s.)