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Sumatriptan–naproxen combination for acute migraine

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boxed-textBrandes JL et al. (2007) Sumatriptan–naproxen for acute treatment of migraine: a randomized trial. JAMA 297: 1443–1454

Acute treatment of migraine with a combination tablet containing sumatriptan and naproxen has better efficacy than monotherapy with either drug alone, without increased adverse events

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The synopsis was written by Martina Habeck, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. A Charles is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the Headache Research and Treatment Program, and KC Brennan is a Clinical Instructor of Neurology and Fellow in the Headache Research and Treatment Program, at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,

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Andrew Charles is a consultant for AGA Medical and Astra Zeneca, and has received speaker honoraria from Merck and Ortho McNeill. Kevin C Brennan declared no competing interests.

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