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The Great Midrin® Shortage Of 2007

By MAGNUM, the National Migraine Assoc. Friday, December 07, 2007

Where's My Midrin®?

 

 

WASHINGTON, DC November 24th, 2007- Midrin, Midrin where for art thou Midrin? Of all the medications out there, and there are a lot of them for Migraine theses days, Midrin® is the name we knew. Well, now, not so new. But for many Midrin® is a mainstay in Migraine treatment. These days there appears to be a Midrin® shortage! Oh no!

 

Right about now there are those of you who are asking what is Midrin®? Is it a new Migraine drug?! Well don't get too excited. Midrin® has been with us for quite a while. In fact Midrin® was created by a drug company called Carnrick Laboratories, which closed down operations many years ago after selling their rights to Midrin® to Woman's First Healthcare (WFHC).

 

But if you looked up WFHC to give them a call and inquire about the lag in production or apparent lack of refills you have been encountering at the local pharmacy, hey no answer? You see, in 2004, Sun Pharma purchased our little Migraine helper. But calling Sun Pharma wont help either, we need to contact the subsidiary Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. That we did.

 

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By MAGNUM, the National Migraine Assoc.— Last Modified: 11/13/10, First Published: 12/07/07