Migraleve is the brand name of a range of
migraine-relief medications made by
Pfizer
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.
There are two variants of Migraleve: Yellow and pink, which both contain the
analgesics
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paracetamol and
codeine. The yellow variant is designed to address the symptoms of
headache and discomfort, whilst the pink variant also addresses symptoms of
nausea
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and
vomiting
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Vomiting can be the result of ailments like food poisoning, gastroenteri ...
. A third Migraleve variant, Migraleve Ultra, contains
sumatriptan.
The pink tablet is supposed to be taken before the yellow tablet.
Migraleve Pink
The active ingredients of Migraleve Pink are:
*
paracetamol DC 96% 520 mg equivalent to paracetamol 500 mg,
codeine phosphate
Codeine is an opiate and prodrug of morphine mainly used to treat pain, coughing, and diarrhea. It is also commonly used as a recreational drug. It is found naturally in the sap of the opium poppy, ''Papaver somniferum''. It is typically ...
8 mg and
buclizine hydrochloride 6.25 mg.
Other ingredients:
magnesium stearate
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,
colloidal
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anhydrous silica
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,
stearic acid, pregelatinised
maize
Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The ...
starch,
gelatin,
hypromellose
Hypromellose ( INN), short for hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), is a semisynthetic, inert, viscoelastic polymer used in eye drops, as well as an excipient and controlled-delivery component in oral medicaments, found in a variety of commerci ...
,
macrogol
Macrogol, also known as polyethylene glycol (PEG), is used as a medication to treat constipation in children and adults. It is also used to empty the bowels before a colonoscopy. It is taken by mouth. Benefits usually occur within three days. ...
,
E127 (erythrosine),
aluminium oxide and
E171 (titanium dioxide).
Migraleve Yellow
The active ingredients of Migraleve Yellow are:
*
paracetamol DC 96% 520 mg equivalent to paracetamol 500 mg and
codeine phosphate
Codeine is an opiate and prodrug of morphine mainly used to treat pain, coughing, and diarrhea. It is also commonly used as a recreational drug. It is found naturally in the sap of the opium poppy, ''Papaver somniferum''. It is typically ...
8 mg.
Other ingredients:
magnesium stearate
Magnesium stearate is the chemical compound with the formula . It is a soap, consisting of salt containing two equivalents of stearate (the anion of stearic acid) and one magnesium cation (Mg2+). Magnesium stearate is a white, water-insoluble pow ...
,
colloidal
A colloid is a mixture in which one substance consisting of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance. Some definitions specify that the particles must be dispersed in a liquid, while others extend ...
anhydrous silica
Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula , most commonly found in nature as quartz and in various living organisms. In many parts of the world, silica is the major constituent of sand. Silica is ...
,
stearic acid, pregelatinised
maize
Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. The ...
starch,
gelatin,
hypromellose
Hypromellose ( INN), short for hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), is a semisynthetic, inert, viscoelastic polymer used in eye drops, as well as an excipient and controlled-delivery component in oral medicaments, found in a variety of commerci ...
,
macrogol
Macrogol, also known as polyethylene glycol (PEG), is used as a medication to treat constipation in children and adults. It is also used to empty the bowels before a colonoscopy. It is taken by mouth. Benefits usually occur within three days. ...
,
E104 (quinoline yellow),
aluminium oxide,
E171 (titanium dioxide) and
E172 (iron oxide yellow).
Migraleve Ultra
The active ingredient of Migraleve Ultra is 50 mg
sumatriptan, similar to
Imigran recovery.
License and manufacture
The Product Licence Holder is:
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, KT20 7NS
The manufacturer is:
Gödecke GmbH, Mooswaldallee 1, 79090, Freiburg, Germany.
References
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External links
Migraleve home page
Antimigraine drugs
Analgesics
Antiemetics