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Migraine Combo Meds Work Better
A combination of two different migraine medications - sumatriptan and naproxen sodium - and releives migrain symptoms better than taking eother one alone. Combining two different types of treatment for migraine results in better symptom relief than taking either one of the medications, according to a study in the
About 3000 migraine patients at 118 U.S. clinical centers recieved a single tablet containing both sumatriptan (85 mg) and naproxen sodium (500 mg), or sumatriptan alone, or naproxen sodium alone or a placebo. The meds were used at the start of a moderate to severe migraine.
The sumatripan-naproxen sodium combination was more effective than placebo for headache relief at two hours after dosing. The rate of nausea was the same between sumatriptan-naproxen sodium and placebo. For sustained releif up to 24 hours, sumatriptan-naproxen sodium was superior to momotherapy.drug; NSAID) compared with placebo and single therapy with either of the drugs. ); or placebo, to be used after onset of a migraine with moderate to severe pain.
This is new inforamtion, results a study by Jan Lewis Brandes, M.D published in April 4 issue of JAMA. If you are being treated for migraine with either sumatriptan or naproxen sodium with less than wonderful results, talk to your physician about combination therapy.
Posted by Phil Daigle on April 8, 2007 8:11 PM
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