4 mg Dose of Injectable Imitrex Approved
Injectable Imitrex in 4 mg doses has been approved by the FDA. Until now it was only available in 6 mg doses.
abortives
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Using Targeted Meds for New Headache Patients
In what appears to be today’s theme, James Cottrill from Relieve Migraine Headache blogged about getting the most effective headache treatment sooner in your hunt for headache meds. He cites a study on how doctors treat new headache patients. Some start with inexpensive, less effective…
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FDA to Review “New” Migraine Drug
The FDA has accepted for review a “new” migraine drug, Trexima, that was developed by Pozen for sale by GlaxoSmithKline. Trexima is a combination of sumitriptan (Imitrex) and naproxen sodium (the ingredient in Aleve). Hmm, could this be GSK’s desperate attempt to hold the patent…
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Be an Informed Drug-Taker
Did you know that October is Talk About Prescriptions Month? Neither did I until I read it on About.com’s headache page. This year’s theme is the 3 Rs of prescriptions: risk, respect and responsibility. With the daily cocktail of preventives and buffet of abortives that…
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A Familiar Story: You’re Not Alone
“Marjorie Jennens felt guilty as she swallowed the tablet – six of them cost $288 of hard-won family money – and sometimes she just vomited them up. But, she told herself, anything was better than the migraines that crippled her most days of the week.”…