Compositions containing the nonprescription combination of acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine to alleviate the pain and symptoms of migraine
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1. A method for treating migraine pain and the cluster of symptoms characteristic of a migraine attack, the symptoms selected from the group consisting of nausea, photophobia, phonophobia and functional disability, comprising administering to a human subject a composition comprising a combination of acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine in an amount effective to reduce or eliminate the migraine pain and one or more of said symptoms characteristic of migraine.
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Abstract
The invention provides a safe and economical nonprescription combination of acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine (APAP/ASA/CAF) for use in treating migraine pain and the cluster of symptoms characteristic of migraine attack, such as nausea, photophobia, phonophobia and functional disabilities. The use of the APAP/ASA/CAF combination is also effective in aborting the prodrome phase of a migraine attack.
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- 1. A method for treating migraine pain and the cluster of symptoms characteristic of a migraine attack, the symptoms selected from the group consisting of nausea, photophobia, phonophobia and functional disability, comprising administering to a human subject a composition comprising a combination of acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine in an amount effective to reduce or eliminate the migraine pain and one or more of said symptoms characteristic of migraine.
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13. A method of aborting a migraine attack, wherein the migraine attack is characterized by any one of the symptoms selected from the group consisting of nausea, photophobia, phonophobia and functional disability, comprising administering to a human subject during the prodrome phase of the migraine attack a migraine abortive effective amount of a composition comprising a combination of acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine.
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14. A method for treating migraine pain and nausea characteristic of a migraine attack comprising administering to a human subject a composition comprising a combination of acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine in an amount effective to reduce or eliminate the migraine pain and nausea characteristic of a migraine attack.
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15. A method for treating migraine pain and photophobia characteristic of a migraine attack comprising administering to a human subject a composition comprising a combination of acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine in an amount effective to reduce or eliminate the migraine pain and photophobia characteristic of a migraine attack.
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16. A method for treating migraine pain and phonophobia characteristic of a migraine attack comprising administering to a human subject a composition comprising a combination of acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine in an amount effective to reduce or eliminate the migraine pain and phonophobia characteristic of a migraine attack.
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17. A method for treating migraine pain and functional disability characteristic of a migraine attack comprising administering to a human subject a composition comprising a combination of acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine in an amount effective to reduce or eliminate the migraine pain and functional disability characteristic of a migraine attack.
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