Ratings, Reviews Summary for MAXALT (MERCK)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of MAXALT: 4.0 (satisfied)

(based on 314 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for MAXALT
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 12 3.33
Age 18 to 24 41 3.48
Age 25 to 34 69 3.48
Age 35 to 44 90 4.18
Age 45 to 54 66 4.27
Age 55 to 64 29 4.17
Age 65 to 74 4 4.25
Age 75 and up

Ratings by Sex for MAXALT
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 54 4.14
Female 257 4
Not Specified 3 3.33

Why MAXALT* (Rizatriptan benzoate ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of MAXALT: satisfied (average rating score: 4.14)

(based on 473 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** MAXALT
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Migraine*127
2Cluster headache*5
3Headache*3
4Migraine with aura*3
5Migraine without aura*1

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of MAXALT **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Somnolence160
2Fatigue*65
3Pain*45
4Dizziness*36
5Dry mouth29
6Nausea*28
7Paraesthesia27
8Lethargy26
9Polyuria25
10Headache*21
11Drug ineffective*19
12Disturbance in attention19
13Confusional state17
14Euphoric mood15
15Chest pain14
16Migraine*13
17Feeling abnormal11
18Anxiety*11
19Muscular weakness11
20Hypoaesthesia11

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Rizatriptan benzoate (Not yet defined, Rizatriptan, Rizatriptan benzoate, Maxalt-mlt, Maxalt)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com