Rx migraine indication a headache for OTCs?
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Ortho-McNeil receives FDA approval Aug. 11 for supplemental migraine headache prevention indication in adults for its anti-convulsant Topamax (topiramate). The approval of the J&J subsidiary's pain reliever will mean additional prescription competition for OTC migraine and headache marketers, who currently face off against GlaxoSmithKline's migraine drug Imitrex (sumatriptan) and Pfizer's Relpax (eletriptan)...