Frova now an option in Canada

Last month a new option was made available to people with migraine in Canada.  That option is another triptan drug – frovatriptan succinate, to be exact, or Frova.

Frova has had its ups and downs.  It has showed some promise particularly for menstrually related migraine.  It was heavily promoted (in a round about way) for menstrual migraine, and so it was quite a blow when, late last year, the American FDA refused to allow it to be labelled as a short term prevention for menstrual migraine.

Still, I take it as a good sign that it’s available in Canada.  In that category of drugs you take when a migraine is coming on (abortives), the triptan drugs have been very helpful.  Not only can they help with headache, they can help with symptoms like nausea.  And not every triptan is helpful for everyone – so the more options available, the better.  If you’ve tried one triptan and haven’t found relief, it’s worth it to try something else.

For more, read the press release about Frova in Canada here.