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Nancy Harris Bonk

Nancy Harris Bonk

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posted 04/23/2009, comments (0)

New Migraine Drug Telcagepant Delayed

Merck & Company's new Migraine drug Telcagepant which was recently hoping to win FDA approval, has been delayed. The small phase IIa clinical study was stopped after participants' liver enzymes were high while taking the medication on a daily basis.    Telcagepant is an antagonist of the receptor for... Read moreChevron
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Teri Robert

Teri Robert

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Author of "Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches"
posted 12/01/2008, comments (2)

New Migraine Abortive Telcagepant Performs Well In Trials

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 with lead researcher, Dr. Tony Ho, last year, he... Read moreChevron
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