New Drug Approved for Migraine Attacks

Great post, Nancy - thanks for the information. Yours is the first article that tells me this will be a prescription med and not OTC, since you say they have the patent til 2026. Is that correct?

And in the midst of all the conversation and debate over health care, I wonder how much this drug will cost and how many migraineurs in the U.S. will realistically have access to it (be able to afford it)?!

Hi Nancy!

Thanks for the quick notification about this new medication.  I can see that it might be an excellent choice for people like myself who have migraines that escalate so quickly (nausea/vomitting) that we are unable to keep other medications down as a result.  As a result, our other conditions get worse (particularly, hypnic headaches which must be controlled by nightly "preventative" doses).

If the Cambia is not effective (after several times trying it) in completing eliminating migraines, I wonder if it can be taken in tandem with Triptans like Maxalt, Frova, Etc. so that the Cambia can provide rapid semi-relief, then the triptan might take over and provide additive relief. 

I plan to make an apt with my physician to ask more (after I return from a trip).  Thanks for the notification!

Diclofenac has been an effective nsaid, marketed in the US as Voltaren, Cataflam, or(in combo with a stomach protecting med), Arthrotec.  This new form is interesting, we will see how well it works for migraines....it may be somewhat more effective in combination with something else, or for lesser headaches.  Lawrence Robbins, M.D.

i've used voltaren gel for over a year now, and i have noticed that when i have used it on my neck it has helped with pain levels.

rainy weather is a big trigger for me, in more ways than one. not only cna it set off a migraine, but it makes my RA much worse. i started using voltaren, and until i read this hadn't really made the connection as this being what helped my head. but i can see where there is a posibility.

as to being affordable, it's not cheap, by any means. but if it helps i'm all for it. i have said before and i will say again...... if it helps it's worth the price.