Sumatriptan Succinate
Imitrex, Imitrex STAT dose, Sumavel Dose Pro, Zembrace SymTouch, Tosymra, Onzetra Xsail, and generics
In combination with naproxen:
Treximet and generics
Antimigraine agent, selective serotonin agonist
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- Injection, for subcutaneous use:
- Zembrace SymTouch: 3 mg/0.5 mL (0.5 mL)
- Imitrex, Imitrex STAT dose, Sumavel DosePro, and generics: 4 mg/0.5 mL (0.5 mL), 6 mg/0.5 mL (0.5 mL)
- Tabs: 25, 50, 100 mg
- Oral suspension: 5 mg/mL
- Nasal spray (as a unit-dose spray device):
- Imitrex and generics: 5 mg dose in 100 microliters (six units per pack); 20 mg dose in 100 microliters (six units per pack)
- Tosymra: 10 mg dose in 100 microliters (six units per pack)
- Nasal powder (Onzetra Xsail): 11 mg capsule with nasal inhalation nosepiece (two each per pouch; box of eight pouches)
- In combination with naproxen:
- Tab (Treximet and generics): 85 mg sumatriptan and 500 mg naproxen sodium (nine tabs)
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Citation
Hughes, Helen K., and Lauren K. Kahl, editors. "Sumatriptan Succinate." Harriet Lane Handbook, 23rd ed., Elsevier, 2024. Harriet Lane, www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309272/all/Sumatriptan_Succinate.
Sumatriptan Succinate. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, eds. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309272/all/Sumatriptan_Succinate. Accessed April 26, 2026.
Sumatriptan Succinate. (2024). In Hughes, H. K., & Kahl, L. K. (Eds.), Harriet Lane Handbook (23rd ed.). Elsevier. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309272/all/Sumatriptan_Succinate
Sumatriptan Succinate [Internet]. In: Hughes HKH, Kahl LKL, editors. Harriet Lane Handbook. Elsevier; 2024. [cited 2026 April 26]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/harrietlane/view/Harriet_Lane_Handbook/309272/all/Sumatriptan_Succinate.
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