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sumatriptan

Easy injections and needle-free injections

by James on 10 November 2009

Progress is being made to make needle-free injections widely available.  The DosePro needle free system is one of these.  Zogenix plans to launch SUMAVEL DosePro in January (2010), a needle free sumatriptan injection. Certain studies have suggested that taking your abortive medication earlier during your migraine attack is critical.  But the fact remains, if you’re going to [...]

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A version of the drug sumatriptan, called Imigran Recovery, is now available without a prescription in the UK.  There have been rumblings for a while that this would happen, and now the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has given the go ahead for the drug to be sold over the counter.  It will be [...]

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New guidelines for children with migraine

by James on 28 December 2004

Researchers are realizing how crucial it is to understand migraine in children. Many questions need to be answered – are migraine triggers the same in children as adults? What medications work for children, and which ones don’t? What about alternative therapies? The American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society published some new guidelines [...]

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