Midrin, is a unique medication that can be used as a Migraine abortive or for tension-type headaches. It's a compound medication consisting of three ingredients - isometheptene mucate, dichloralphenazone, and acetaminophen. The isometheptene mucate helps reverse the vasodilation that sometimes occurs during a Migraine. Dichloralphenazone is a sedative, and acetaminophen is a simple analgesic.
Midrin has been a problem to get for some time now. There was a shortage of one of the ingredients in 2007. That was followed by some kind of manufacturing issues the manufacturer (Caraco) had a bit later. Finally, Caraco permanently discontinued Midrin. Tracing other medications with the same ingredients has been difficult. For some time, Epidrin, Duradin, and MigraTen (all with the same ingredients as Midrin) were available. Then patients had problems finding a pharmacy that could get those, but a "generic" isometheptene mucate / dichloralphenazone /acetaminophen was available.
Now, most (if not all) of those products have disappeared from pharmacies. To understand this better, we need to know that Midrin was first made and marketed before the current FDA drug approval process was in place. It was never reviewed by the FDA for efficacy and safety. Nor were any of the other similar products. And that's where the problem lies. (helpforheadaches.com)
Now keep in mind this drug has been on the market for over 30 years! And NOW they have decided to take it off the market!?!?!
I have suffered from migraines for over 20 years and after years of testing and trying different drugs my doctor prescribed me midrin, and just like that I had relief for the first time in my life! There are lots of people out there that depend on this drug to function in every day life, please help us bring it back!
