A new combination drug taken within an hour after the start of a migraine headache provides effective relief of pain and other symptoms for up to 24 hours, two studies suggest. The drug, which combines the active ingredient in Imitrex with the painkiller naproxen, was tested in two studies that totaled 1,111 patients. Researchers found that 50 percent of patients given the combo drug within an hour of the onset of migraine symptoms were pain-free two hours after taking the dose, compared to 16...
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Do you have questions about headaches or Migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, Dr. John Claude Krusz and Teri Robert answer... Read more »
Do you have questions about headaches or migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, Dr. John Claude Krusz and Teri Robert... Read more »
Do you have questions about headaches or Migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, Dr. John Claude Krusz and Teri Robert answer... Read more »
Do you have questions about headaches or Migraines? Many of our readers do, and each week, Dr. John Claude Krusz and Teri Robert answer... Read more »
This is a study to evaluate the effects of a combination of Imitrex and naproxen in migraine patients who don't respond to Relpax. This national... Read more »
This is a study to evaluate the effects of a new Imitrex/naproxen combo med in migraine patients who don't respond well to Relpax. This national... Read more »
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This is a study to evaluate a new combination medication in migraine patients who don't respond well to triptans such as Imitrex and Relpax. This... Read more »
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