Some Drugs For Prevention of Migraine
Drug Dosage1 Cost2
Propranolol - generic price
Inderal (Wyeth-Ayerst)
80 to 240 mg/day, divided bid, tid or qid $ 1.22
$42.40
Timolol - generic price
Blocadren (Merck)
10 to 15 mg bid $ 15.41
$34.19
Divalproex sodium -Depakote (Abbott) 250 mg bid or tid $ 46.05
Verapamil - generic price
Calan (Searle)
80 mg tid or qid $ 4.32
$48.76
Methysergide - Sansert (Novartis) 4 to 8 mg/day, divided bid or tid $121.38

1. Recommended by the manufacturer.
2. Cost to the pharmacist for 30 days’ treatment with lowest daily dosage based on wholesale price (HCFA or AWP) listings in Drug Topics Red Book 1998 and September Update.


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