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Tonabersat – a new kind of migraine drug

by James on 23 February 2008

Back in early 2006 I wrote about a new class of migraine drugs that was in the testing phases.  It’s called a gap junction blocker, and the drug being tested is called tonabersat.  It’s time for an update!
A major phase of the clinical trials have been completed for tonabersat.  The results were encouraging, and reason [...]

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A new style of migraine drug

by James on 16 January 2006

Testing is proceeding on a new migraine drug.  I know, you hear that all the time – but this one is a little different.  It’s a new type of drug, called a gap junction blocker.  Gap junctions are important – everybody has them.  They’re like little highways (or junctions) between your cells.  Along those highways [...]

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