Betaseron and Maxalt drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Betaseron (interferon beta-1b) and Maxalt (rizatriptan benzoate). Common drug interactions include headache among females.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Betaseron and Maxalt. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 23 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Betaseron?

Betaseron has active ingredients of interferon beta-1b. It is often used in multiple sclerosis. eHealthMe is studying from 26,886 Betaseron users. Check the latest studies of Betaseron.

What is Maxalt?

Maxalt has active ingredients of rizatriptan benzoate. It is often used in migraine. eHealthMe is studying from 12,754 Maxalt users. Check the latest studies of Maxalt.

On Jul, 13, 2026

23 people who take Betaseron and Maxalt together, and have interactions are studied.

What are the common drug interactions of Betaseron and Maxalt, by gender? *:

female:

Headache (pain in head)
Muscle spasms (muscle contraction)
Chills (felling of cold)
Cognitive disorder (mental health disorders affects learning, memory, perception, and problem solving)
Confusional state
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Loss of consciousness
Suicidal ideation
Aggression
Altered visual depth perception

male:

n/a

What are the common drug interactions of Betaseron and Maxalt, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

Headache (pain in head)
Altered visual depth perception
Amenorrhoea (absence of a menstrual period in a woman of reproductive age)
Arthralgia (joint pain)
Back pain
Balance disorder
Blood pressure decreased
Confusional state
Cystitis (inflammation of the wall of the bladder)
Emotional disorder

40-49:

Arthralgia (joint pain)
Ataxia (loss of full control of bodily movements)
Brain oedema (excess accumulation of fluid in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the brain)
Cognitive disorder (mental health disorders affects learning, memory, perception, and problem solving)
Complex partial seizures (epileptic seizure)
Depression
Drug ineffective
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
Influenza like illness
Muscle strain (an injury to a muscle in which the muscle fibres tear)

50-59:

Asthenia (weakness)
Muscle spasms (muscle contraction)
Aggression
Anger
Cognitive disorder (mental health disorders affects learning, memory, perception, and problem solving)
Family stress
Feeling of despair
Injection site pain
Small cell lung cancer stage unspecified (lung cancer in unknown stage)
Suicidal ideation

60+:

n/a

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Pain: 4 people, 17.39%
Headache (pain in head): 4 people, 17.39%
Depression: 4 people, 17.39%
Osteoporosis (bones weak and more likely to break): 3 people, 13.04%
High Blood Pressure: 3 people, 13.04%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 3 people, 13.04%
Gait Disturbance: 3 people, 13.04%
Arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat): 3 people, 13.04%
Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (reoccurrence of an inflammatory disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged): 2 people, 8.70%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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