Ratings, Reviews Summary for IMITREX (GLAXOSMITHKLINE)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of IMITREX: 3.6 (satisfied)

(based on 599 reviews )

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

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 11 2.36
Age 18 to 24 65 2.95
Age 25 to 34 154 2.95
Age 35 to 44 157 3.49
Age 45 to 54 128 4.04
Age 55 to 64 55 4.14
Age 65 to 74 17 4.52
Age 75 and up 3 4

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

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 98 4.14
Female 497 3.53
Not Specified 4 4.75

Why IMITREX* (Sumatriptan succinate ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of IMITREX: satisfied (average rating score: 3.68)

(based on 552 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

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

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Migraine*137
2Cluster headache*13
3Migraine without aura*5
4Headache*2
5Migraine with aura2
6Status migrainosus1
7General anaesthesia1

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

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

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Pain*116
2Somnolence110
3Nausea*88
4Paraesthesia82
5Dizziness*61
6Chest discomfort46
7Fatigue*46
8Skin tightness45
9Headache*37
10Burning sensation30
11Flushing29
12Migraine*27
13Cardiac flutter26
14Vomiting*25
15Drug ineffective*24
16Throat tightness24
17Muscular weakness24
18Lethargy23
19Discomfort22
20Sensation of heaviness22

*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: Sumatriptan succinate (Sumavel dosepro, Imigran, Imitrex statdose, Imitrex, Sumatriptan, Alsuma)

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