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Article: NASAL SPRAY EFFECTIVE FOR MIGRAINE HEADACHE
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 5, 1994
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An experimental nasal spray is getting high marks for
controlling migraine headache pain. University of Kansas researchers
report that a nasal spray containing the long-used migraine headache
drug DHE-45 (dihydroergotamine mesylate) is safe and effective in
offering rapid relief of the severe pain of migraine headaches and
controlling the nausea that often accompanies them.
Migraines afflict an estimated 25 million Americans annually.
They account for 80 million annual visits to doctor's offices and
cost $50 billion yearly in lost wages and medical expenses.
Various medications, including DHE, are used to treat migraine
headaches. But in pill form, the drugs often are hard for migraine