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Article: Eletriptan (40 mg or 80 mg) beats sumatriptan (100 mg) for acute migraine; pooled data.(Clinical Rounds)
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- OB GYN News
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- September 1, 2003
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CHICAGO -- Eletriptan, at both 40 mg and 80 mg dosages, provides superior relief of acute migraine than sumatriptan at 100 mg, according to a poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society.
Data were pooled from three randomized, double-blind, comparison studies involving 3,398 patients who had migraine with or without aura based on International Headache Society diagnostic criteria, and had at least 1 attack every 6 weeks. They were randomized to receive eletriptan (Relpax) at 20 mg, 40 mg, and 80 mg dosages, sumatriptan (Imitrex) 100 mg, or placebo, said Dr. Ninan Mathew, director of the Houston Headache Clinic, Houston.
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