Re: One less migraine med (well, many generics) off the market

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Yeah.  I see more and more of those all the time (I watch a lot of late night TV).  The one that gets me the most is the attorneys advertising for Tylenol damage - it's been known for years that you have to be careful not to take too much Tylenol, that you have to watch the dosage of Tylenol in cold medications, and not to mix alcohol with Tylenol....but people will jump on any bandwagon to sue.

Tina

 

you nailed it - no profit from copywrite ran out and too cheap to make - also they haven't got the point the chemistry experiments they keep cranking out - hurt people and oh my kill people - check out the lawsuits for malpractice on the tv - cheaper for them to play the odds

 

Essentially, the FDA wanted more current clinic studies to bring the drug up to date with today's approval guidelines, rather than the guidelines met whenever it was originally approved.  Evidently, it was approved before 1962, when companies had to prove efficacy.  FDA is denying that they caused Midrin to stop manufacturing, but they put pressure to get them approved for efficacy, despite the fact there are 4 decades of proof that Midrin works and is safe.  Makes me seeth, because thousands of people relied on this medication, as ergotamines and triptans don't work for everyone, and plus, generic midrin worked out to be about 50 cents per capsule as opposed to $16 per pill for people without insurance.

Tina

 

I took Midrin many years ago and it worked well. I wonder why it's no longer available?? 

hugs

 

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To: mserslife <mserslife >

Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 5:04 PM Subject: One less migraine med (well, many generics) off the market

Okay, so I've wondered why my doc wouldn't prescribe me Midrin for my migraines - it was the only thing other than Excedrin Migraine that has worked in the past - I think because it has a vasodialator or vasoconstrictor or something in it.  So I called my doc to get the something different from the Imitrex she prescribed me because it can cause seizures.  Well, imagine my surprise when I found out the Midrin that I used to LOVE is no longer on the market (or anything similar).  It seems it was approved a very long time ago, under more lax standards than the FDA has now.  The FDA wanted current studies done, and the manufacturer decided that it wasn't worth the money for a drug that was already out in generics - so it, and all of it's generic forms are off the market.  Today I snuck some ibuprofen to take with my Fioricet and hope that kicks in.  She wants me to go to " one of my neuros " (since my ms specialists only treats ms, it would be my epilepsy neuro) to get something prescribed.  She said the person in her practice that she talked to said that the people that she used to prescribe Midrin for now prescribes Fioricet.  So tomorrow I get to call my local neuro and see if I can get in within the next month (not many neuros in town, so he has a very busy practice) to get something.  From the web research that I've done since I found out it was off the market, a LOT of people took it and nothing else worked for them.  Maybe if I get put on the beta blockers, that will take care of it - that's what did it for my mom.

Tina