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| September 01, 2001 | Kubetin, Sally Koch | COPYRIGHT 2001 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

For 70% of migraine patients, the new orally disintegrating zolmitriptan (Zomig) tablet is preferable to the conventional tablet, Dr. Andrew J. Dowson reported at WONCA 2001, the conference of the World Organization of Family Doctors.

He reported on a randomized, multi-center trial involving 471 migraine patients. Participants received either a placebo tablet or a 2.5-mg tablet of zolmitriptan in the new formulation that dissolves rapidly on the tongue to treat a single, moderate to severe episode of acute migraine.

In the patient-preference portion of the study, 78% of those in the zolmitriptan group said that they found the new formulation more convenient than the conventional tablet, with which they were familiar from ...

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