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Triptan medications such as Imitrex, Frova, and Relpax are still an important part of migraine treatment. But for people with a risk of heart disease, they can be dangerous. At the annual meeting of the American Neurological Association in September, a surprising and disturbing study got a lot of notice. It was all about the [...]
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Patients like DosePro needle free injections – at least compared to their previous triptan treatment.
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OptiNose is a new nasal drug delivery device aimed to get the drug into your system in a more efficient manner. It’s pretty irritating to spend your money on a drug, and find that it doesn’t work – and the only reason may be that it’s not getting into your system fast enough, or not [...]
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A recent study suggests that there may be a genetic reason for why some patients respond well to triptan type drugs, and others don’t. We can expect to see more and more studies on migraine and genetics. We know that there is a strong genetic component to migraine, but in most cases we still aren’t [...]
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Triptans, a type of abortive drug for migraine, are taken many different ways. Some people use a triptan, and only a triptan, every time they have a migraine attack. Some people alternate with other drugs (due to insurance restrictions or other reasons). Others start with something else, then turn to the triptan. But how you [...]
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