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New Migraine Abortive Telcagepant Performs Well In Trials

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Last year, we looked at Phase II clinical trials of MK-0974, an investigational oral calcitonin gene-related pepitide (CGRP) receptor antagonist, a new type of Migraine abortive. That medication has now been named telcagepant, and is showing great promise as a new Migraine abortive. When I spoke wi...
  1. Very cool!
    Jamie Sohn
    Monday, December 01, 2008 at 02:45 PM

    Thanks for the update and info on this, Teri!

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  2. new migraine med beats the best...
    Marlene Sylvester
    Tuesday, December 02, 2008 at 11:11 AM

    Hell-o Teri,

     

    Hope all is well with you. Appreciate all the effort that goes into educating everyone on the web about migraines and all that follows.

     

    My question is; I do take Inderal to help in aborting  the pain associated with my head. For a couple years  I   was taking the oral tablet. Then came the injectable Imitrex. This I was somewhat nervous about and to be honest...scared.  Once I had the injectable in control and started on topa  an injection of Imitrex worked out for really well for me. Many times in about 20 minutes I can feel the med starting to work.  So, I was a little hesitant in taking "telcagepant" in oral form if it preformed as well as what I have been on for a good 10 years or so.

     

    Anyway, just wondering.

     

    Best wishes to you always!

     

    Marlene     

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