Cafergot - Ergotamine With Caffeine - Oral Brand Drug

General Information

• Below is miscellaneous information regarding Cafergot.
• Ercaf, Wigraine
• er-GOT-uh-meen WITH kaff-EEN

Possible Side Effects

• May cause dizziness, drowsiness, stomach upset, anxiety, tremor.
• These effects should subside as your body adjusts to the medication.
• Tell your doctor immediately if you have any of these unlikely but serious side effects.

Cafergot Storage Instructions

• Store at room temperature away from sunlight and moisture.

Drug Compatibility Recommendations

• This drug should not be used with the following medications because very serious interactions may occur.

Usage Instructions

• It is best to take this medication at the first sign of a headache.
• It will take longer to work if taken when the headache has already become severe.
• After taking this, lie down in a quiet, dark room for an hour or two.
• Make sure you understand how often to take this medication and the maximum amount of medication that should be taken (usually 6 per headache or 10 per week).
• Do not use daily on a regular basis.
• Do not take more than prescribed.
• Review your dosing directions with your doctor or pharmacist.
• Be sure to ask any questions you may have.

Medicinal Applications

• Ergotamine acts to reduce pulsing of migraine headaches.
• Caffeine is added to enhance the effects of ergotamine.
• The combination is used to treat migraine and cluster headaches.

Read Before Using Cafergot (precautions)

• Tell your doctor if you have.

What To Do In Case Of Missed Dose

• If you miss a dose, take as soon as remembered; do not take if it is almost time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
• Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.

Cafergot Miscellaneous Notes

• Avoid alcohol while taking this medication as it will only make your headache worse.
• Avoid exposure to cold.
• If you take large doses of this medication for a long time, you may have a severe headache for a few days after stopping the drug.
• If the headache lasts for more than a few days, contact your doctor.
• Do not allow anyone else to take this medication.

Overdose

• If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.
• Symptoms of overdose may include.

Warning

• Infrequently, a very serious, life-threatening decrease in the amount of blood supply to the hands and feet (peripheral ischemia) and rarely to the brain can occur when this medication is taken with drugs that affect liver metabolism (for example, potent CYP 3A4 enzyme inhibitors).
• Do not take this medication with macrolide antibiotics (for example, erythromycin, clarithromycin, troleandomycin), protease inhibitors (for example, ritonavir, nelfinavir, indinavir, amprenavir, saquinavir), azole antifungals (for example, ketoconazole, itraconazole).