by Dr Robbins | Mar 19, 2013 | Headache Drugs
I saw an article on the Good Rx website that raised the issue of pill splitting – is it okay, when is it okay, when is it not okay, etc. Here is how Dr. Sharon Orrange, MD MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California, and blogger...
by Jeff Poleet | Jul 12, 2012 | Headache Drugs, Miscellaneous
This post is to help everyone try and save some money on the costs of their medications for migraines, depression, pain medications and even over-the-counter medications as well. This site is free, and no login or information is required to use the site or print out...
by Dr Robbins | May 29, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Prophylactic migraine medicine is given on a daily basis to prevent the occurrence of migraine as much as possible. Acute migraine treatment is given to rid ongoing attacks. The majority of migraineurs do not use the acute anti-migraine drugs, the triptans. This is...
by Dr Robbins | Mar 4, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Refractory headache basically is “what to do for difficult, frequent headaches when things have not easily worked”. I started the Refractory Headache Section of the American Headache Society 11 years ago; we have spent a decade defining refractory...
by Dr Robbins | Jan 14, 2012 | Headache Drugs
Refractory means “difficult to treat”…where the headaches have not responded to the usual minstrations..this is a common situation. Previously, I had published several studies(in our Archives) on long-term effects of daily headache preventives:...
