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Generic Form of Migraine Abortive Imitrex Available By December 2008
By Kerrie | February 4, 2008
Sumatriptan, the generic form of Imitrex, is scheduled to be available by the end of 2008. Although Imitrex is available as a tablet, nasal spray and injection, sumatriptan will only be available in tablets of 25, 50 or 100 mg. It will be distributed by Ranbaxy.
In the meantime, you can save on the pricey prescription by signing up for $25 off Imitrex coupons from GlaxoSmithKline. I was skeptical because your mailing address is required to receive the coupons. I signed up a couple years ago and it hasn’t been intrusive. Mailings are about four times a year and there’s no indication they’ve sold my address.
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March 12th, 2008 at 10:42 am
How ironic that Imitrex is finally going generic. I have used it without problems for about 15 years. Now I have to swear off. I am one of the few, I hope, to get a naty bout of ischemic colitis. My docs are pretty sure it was due to the shot of Imitrex I gave myself a week prior to the onset of ischemic colitis, which is caused by a lack of blood flow when vessels get constricted. Imitrex is supposed to constrict blood vessels to the brain (and it did work this time), but in my case the constriction also hit my colon. Sure enough, IC is listed as a possible side effect on the packaging. Even if I’d been aware of the risk, I probably would have used the drug because it’s always worked so well and so quickly. But no more … too scary after 9 days in hospital. Just wanted to share this info so others can re-evaluate w/docs. I’m 50 years old, and age may be a factor. My symptoms were, in this order: heavy sweating, pain in lower left abdomin, diarrhea and vomiting. Stool had some blood in it, too, which is always a good time to get right to ER. Thanks for this site. Good luck to all.
June 21st, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Imitrex is now available in a new form, bundled with naproxen (Aleve). I am sure this is an attempt to keep some of the market share it does not want to lose to generic forms of the original Imitrex. However, naproxen, like other NSAIDS, actually perpetuate the migraine syndrome. So to my mind it’s a less effective form of the drug than the original formulation.