CAFERGOT
ERGOTAMINE AND CAFFEINE · by NOVARTIS
Composition
Tab: Ergotamine tartrate 1 mg, caffeine anhydrous 100 mg.
Indications & Dosage
Treatment of acute migraine and migraine variants: Adults: 1 or 2 tab at onset of attack; max 4 tab daily, 10 tabs in any one wk. Children: Not recommended.
Contraindications
Acute porphyrias, coronary, heart disease, hyperthyroidism, uncontrolled or severe hypertension, obliterative vascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, Raynauds syndrome, sepsis, temporal arteritis
Precautions
Anaemia, cardiac disease, dependence, elderly; risk of peripheral vasospasm
Interactions
Erythromycin, beta-blockers.
Pregnancy
Contraindicated
Lactation
Contraindicated
Side Effects
Abdominal pain, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, cyanosis, diarrhoea, hypoaesthesia, pain and weakness in extremities, paraesthesia, peripheral vasoconstriction, anxiety, arthralgia, blood disorders, blurred vision, cerebral ischaemia, confusion, constipation, depression, drowsiness, dry mouth.. Rare Arrhythmias, bradycardia, dyspnea, ergotism, increased blood pressure, intestinal ischaemia, myalgia, rash, tachycardia, urticaria, hallucinations, seizures, sleep disturbances, thrombosis, tremor, urinary retention