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Levadex Meets Phase 3 Endpoints

Posted in News, Treatments, tagged , , , , on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Levadex, MAP Pharmaceuticals’  orally inhaled medication for acute migraine, has met all 4 of the Phase 3 endpoints. In a news release issued on May 26, 2009 MAP Pharmaceuticals stated,
Patients taking LEVADEX therapy (formerly referred to as MAP0004) had statistically significant improvement at two hours compared to patients on placebo for each of the primary [...]

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Botox Safety and Other News

Posted in News, Treatments, Uncategorized on May 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »

May 1, 2009 (Wow May already!) Early in 2008 Botox was associated with serious respiratory side effects and even death. Therefore, the FDA is revising the safety warnings and requiring a “Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy” or REMS on the packaging.The drug is used for a variety of conditions including cosmetic enhancement, treatment of blepharospasm [...]

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The Tragic Case of Diane Levine

Posted in Treatments, side effects, tagged , , , , on March 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »

This Chicago Tribune story came in my email this morning. In 2000, Diane Levine, who is a musician, was given Demerol and Phenergan for a migraine. Tragically for her, the physician’s assistant injected the Phenergan into an artery instead of a vein. Levine subsequently developed gangrene and had her right forearm amputated. Not suprisingly, she [...]

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Migraine and Drug Dependence

Posted in Treatments, side effects, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 5, 2009 | 8 Comments »

 

This post is in response to Arabella’s post regarding the difference between medication overuse headache (MOH) and addiction. We are both responding to redOrbit’s article Migraine Meds Can Become Addictive  (BTW, the original AP article is better. Thanks, Parin). What followed was not on addiction, but on medication overuse headaches (MOH) or rebound headaches. These [...]

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Topiramate (Topamax) Side Effects: Migraineurs vs Patients with Epilepsy

Posted in Treatments, side effects, tagged , , , , , on November 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Anti-convulsants are used to control seizures in patients with epilepsy and Migraine attacks in migraineurs. I have always wondered why my friends who have seizure disorders could tolerate these drugs better than I can. Am I more sensitive to drug side effects? Or did I have different side effects?
It appears that Are Migraineurs at Increased [...]

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