All classes of antidepressants are dangerous for the elderly to take, and will greatly increase their risk of a fall and fracturing a hip, new research has found. ...
Q:My son, aged 22, has to take beta blockers plus Anadin for migraine. I am worried about him as I know he shouldn't be taking so much medication. Can you tell me of an alternative treatment? H ...
Q:Recently I had occasion to visit my GP as a migraine attack had occurred, far worse than I had experienced previously, shortly followed by another. ...
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Sumatriptan is the latest wonder drug for treating the misery of migraine headache. It was launched by Glaxo under the brand name of Imigran. ... ...
And speaking of new drugs, murmurs in the press have arisen about side effects of Glaxo's new wonder migraine drug sumatriptan on the eve of its launch in the UK. ...
Two cases one in Switzerland and one in the US of haemorrhagic stroke only hours after injections of sumatriptan have recently been reported. ...
Sumatriptan, a drug frequently prescribed for migraines, may pose a significant threat to babies when taken during pregnancy. ...
Most patients taking injectable sumatriptan, the new "wonder" drug for migraine, will suffer a range of side effects or recurrence of headache hours after taking the drug, charges a Swedish doctor ...
A number of classes of drugs can cause cerebral hemorrhage or infarction. These include: ... ...