Showing posts with label Zecuity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zecuity. Show all posts

Thursday, January 24, 2013

NuPathe's Zecuity Approved by the FDA for the Acute Treatment of Migraine

We know that, Sumatriptan (see structure) is a synthetic drug belonging to the triptan class, used for the treatment of migraine headaches. Structurally, it is an analog of the naturally occurring neuro-active alkaloids dimethyltryptamine (DMT), bufotenine, and 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine, with an N-methyl sulfonamidomethyl- group at position C-5 on the indole ring. On an 17, 2013, FDA has approved, Zecuity (sumatriptan iontophoretic transdermal system) for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults. Zecuity is a single-use, battery-powered patch that actively delivers sumatriptan, the most widely prescribed migraine medication, through the skin. Zecuity provides relief of both migraine headache pain and migraine-related nausea (MRN)....