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(Message started by: Boots on May 5^th, 2003, 11:24am)

Title: call glaxo
Post by Boots on May 5^th, 2003, 11:24am

if enough ppl call maybe they will start putting trex inj in smaller doses.i know i could use them.here is the # 1-888-825-5249,it might help?

Boots

Title: Re: call glaxo
Post by cbolony on May 5^th, 2003, 12:56pm

Boots i email them a few times means nothing to them.
They will never make the stat doses 3mgs.For the stat dose you have to use the imitrex tip.But you can also get imitrex in 6mg vials and fill the needles with as much imitrex as you want 2-3-4 mgs.Boots i use both stat doses and vails.

Title: Re: call glaxo
Post by Laurie on May 11^th, 2003, 6:20am

Unfortunately for your idea, marketted dose size is determined, not by popular demand, but by a long, expensive, highly regulated process of multiple clinical drug trials that determines what dose(s) are a) most effective for most people and b) safest/cause the fewest side effects. In the case of Imitrex, the clinical population was migraine patients. Even if their marketting folks wanted to, GSK really can't just change their dosages at a whim for off-label use.

Laurie

Title: Re: call glaxo
Post by ave on May 11^th, 2003, 10:25am

Have you looked at the Imitrex tip at the side of this board?

Have you visited the OUCH site for moe info?

Well worth the visit.

Title: Re: call glaxo
Post by Boots on May 11^th, 2003, 7:14pm

seen the q-tip idea, i don't think i could do that even at the start of a ch.doing a regular dose is difficult enough. when i talked to gsk the person at least seeamed interested to take info from me but didn't sound like they heard of clusters.beating my head against a door jam didn't sound like a good remedy for a headache to her........sometimes a smaller dose might work if not i could do more,it would be nice to have that option.if more ppl tell them what we use in the real world they might listen

Title: Re: call glaxo
Post by eyes_afire on May 11^th, 2003, 9:12pm

If they ever do decide to make smaller injection dose, they will likely charge you the same $$ as for the larger dose, like they do with the tablets:

9 tablets 25 mg = $120
9 tablets 50 mg = $120

Then they change the shape of the 50 mg tablets, making it much harder to break in half >:(
And they're trying to renew thier patent.
Bastards.

Title: Re: call glaxo
Post by NewHeadPLZ on May 13^th, 2003, 1:14pm

I've e-mailed Glaxo and according to them, the 2mg was studied, but the 6mg dose was the most effective. They agree 2mg can work, but for most "migranes" the 6mg is the recommended dose. Once again, these drugs are marketed for those that suffer "migranes" and not C/H.

Art