The Great Migraine Drug race
September 29th 2006 05:21
Although I don't like taking medication for migraines and head pain, and prefer to treat them naturally, I do believe there is a place for drug therapy - firstly for people who are only just starting to get symptoms. In this case, I believe drugs need to be used for pain control until other methods are found, triggers are uncovered etc. Secondly, medication should be a last resort when all else has failed. Although I don't like drugs, I believe it's worth taking a look every so often as to what is out on the market.
So what new drugs are about to hit the market?
Trexima, a combination of Imitrex migraine drug and naproxen sodium, approved and available by the fall int he US. Trexima is used when experiencing acute pain.
TOPAMAX® is approved in the UK as a treatment for epilepsy. More recently, TOPAMAX® has been approved for migraine prophylaxis in 41 countries. Topamax is a preventative and needs to be taken daily.
Zolmitriptan nasal spray, used to treat migraine headaches, also may be safe and effective in treating painful cluster headaches, according to an article posted online today that will appear in the November 2006 print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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