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===Available forms=== Zolmitriptan is available as a [[swallowing|swallowed]] [[tablet (pharmacy)|tablet]], an [[orally disintegrating tablet]], and as a [[nasal spray]], in doses of 2.5 and 5{{nbsp}}mg. People who get migraines from [[aspartame]] should not use the disintegrating tablet (Zomig ZMT) as it contains aspartame.<ref>{{cite journal | journal = Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain | year = 2001 | volume = 41 | issue =9 | pages = 899β901 | doi= 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2001.01164.x | title =Migraine MLT-Down: An Unusual Presentation of Migraine in Patients With Aspartame-Triggered Headaches |vauthors=Newman LC, Lipton RB | doi-broken-date = 9 December 2024 | pmid = 11703479 | type =abstract}}</ref> A 2014 [[Cochrane review]] has shown that zolmitriptan 5{{nbsp}}mg nasal spray was significantly more effective than the 5{{nbsp}}mg oral tablet.<ref name="BirdDerryMoore2014">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bird S, Derry S, Moore RA |title=Zolmitriptan for acute migraine attacks in adults |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |issue=5 |pages=CD008616 |date=May 2014 |volume=2014 |pmid=24848613 |pmc=6485805 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD008616.pub2 }}</ref>
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