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List Of Migraine Medications Drugs
Treatment Approaches
Migraine treatment involves both treating acute attacks when they occur and developing preventive strategies for reducing the frequency and severity of attacks.
Treating Migraine Attacks
Many effective headache remedies are available for treating a migraine attack. Still, many patients are treated with unapproved drugs, including opoids and barbiturates that can be potentially addictive or dangerous.
The main types of medications for treating a migraine attack are:
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Migraine Medications and "Passing" Drug Screenings
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Migraine Medication Prices and Election ‘08
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Migraine Medications: FDA Requires New Warnings on OTCs
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Report Migraine Medication Problems to the FDA
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From Our Sources
Sumatriptan Naproxen Combination More Effective than Imitrex
December 28, 1992, marked a new era for Migraine sufferers with FDA approval of injectable Imitrex (sumatriptan). Imitrex was the first Migraine... Read more »
Migraine Medications: Preventive, Abortive, and Rescue
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NHF Survey: Migraine-Specific Medications vs. Nonspecific Medi...
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Migraine Drug Linked to Oral Birth Defects
The epilepsy and migraine drug Topamax appears to increase the risk for oral birth defects in women taking the medication, a new study has found. The... Read more »
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