I have a Traumatic Brain Injury(TBI) Midrin was the only medication that helped and it has been taken off the market why? I was informed last week when My Doctor okayed again my refill that Midrin was taken off the market? Why? This is the only medication that has helped me for 2 years with my terrible head pain. Looking for answers. The Pharmacistist didnt even know why it was taken off the market. So something that finally helps my terrible pain and you take it off the market why?? Thank You. Nanette Diocson
Why was Midrin taken off the market?
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- 16 Mar 2011 by Diocson56
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- midrin, head injury, pain, doctor, medication
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msfino17 Mar 2011
I think that you may have been mistaken. Midrin is still on the market. Maybe that drug store has chosen not to sell it anymore, or it is backordered. The only other thing that I can think of is that they are changing the Tylenol dosage on the meds. I have the FDA update that comes every time the FDA issues a recall or a new medication, and Midrin has NOT been listed as taken off the market. I also looked up Midrin on Drugs.com, and it still is listed also. Try another pharmacy. Good luck!!
shopgirlly5 May 2011
I was told that "Midrin" no longer exists. BUT all the "generics" are made. However, I was told by pharmacy that "All generics" (such as Epidrin, Miqiun, too many to name) have quote, "stopped manufacturing." NO ONE will explain why it was stopped. Not pharmacist, doctor, etc. I have a feeling that the FDA is cracking down on meds with Tylenol in them. Because of liver damage of long time usage? I will be happy to post when I know more. I also have not seen it on the FDA newsletter as another user has noted. It has been devastating to not be able to use this drug! It too has been lifesaver for me for many, many years for TENSION headaches. I am suffering in silence so to speak. I do know of another drug for headaches that makes one with Tylenol and one with Aspirin. I was put on a muscle relaxer that is for skeletal tissue, and it does help ME but only for a few hours and limited in taking amount daily because it can suppress your breathing.
31 May 2011
I've taken Midrin or its generic for years for my migraines. It works great for me. But I've also gotten the run around about what is and isn't manufactured any more. I've heard the generics are no longer made, but Midrin is and the manufacturer is overwhelmed with orders, so it's next to impossible to get.
I've also been told that Midrin itself is no longer made, but there are generics available. And I've also found that it depends on the pharmacy you go to. I had to shop around to get my last script, because not all had inventory. And, believe it or not, I was told my last script was a generic of a generic. It was ISOMETHEPT-DICHLORALP-ACETAMIN which is just the ingredients and no actual name such as Duradin or Midrin, etc.
msfino
2 Jun 2011
Thanks for the info, and you are correct, I DON'T get aura's, so I suppose that was why it never worked for me. I was just trying to give examples of other meds that could possibly used instead of midrin.
mamajos
11 Jul 2011
I'm not sure if this will help everyone but I just recently found out that Midrin was no longer available. Then I was talking to one of the nurses at the hospital and she suggested contacting a compounding Pharmacy. In factshe called one for me and they said the could compound it for me. I called my Doctor, she was thrilled and she called them immediately with a perscription for me. It was a little spend but I have it now when I need it. Just a thought.
cetteferge15 Jul 2011
Midrin has finally been put back on the market, but it is MUCH more expensive than it was before. I think the pharmaceutical company has realized how many people depend on this medication. Therefore, the price has risen to nearly ten times the original price before they took it off the market. I am now able to get it again, at ten times the price!
GrandmaD9 Aug 2011
According to our family physician Midrin is still off the market. My daughter suffers from migraines. When we asked for a new presciption for Midrin he informed us that it was taken off of the market. Which it is ashame, because it worked great for my daughter's migraines. However, the doctor gave her a new prescription similar to Midrin, called Prodrin ( I believe that is the name).
maki808
19 Sep 2011
Contact NBFCP.com, they have Midrin.
31 Aug 2011
Midrin has been discontinued from the manufacturer but you can still get them at Northbay Family Compounding Pharmacy (NBFCP dot com). Have your doctor call us at 707-421-1117 along with your information. Someone at the Pharmacy will contact you and then mail out your RX to your home. Call us if you have any questions.
29 Dec 2011
My doctor prescribed Midrin to me yesterday. He informed me that the original manufacturer of the drug no longer makes it, and 4 of the 5 generic companies no longer make it. He told me it would be hard to find, but if I could find it, it should work out good. I found it at Pinebrook Pharmacy in Brooksville, Florida. Their phone number is 352-610-4347. Maybe you could have your pharmacy contact them and find out where they get it from. My insurance would not cover it, but it cost me $39 for a month supply. Hope this helps.
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Just wanted to note my experience. I too think it is the Tylenol dosage. I too have not seen it on the FDA watch list and have NOT seen generic Midrin on any FDA list. It has NOT been taken off market as you noted, but "Midrin" no longer exists. It is now made in generic form by several manufacturers. Pharmacist told me to call around to other drug stores to see if they have any left on shelf. It cannot be ordered as told because it has "stopped manufacturing." Reason? Ha. Nobody will say, nobody. I checked every pharmacy and I live in a rather large city. Nobody can order it, but they may still have some left in their inventory. Nope, checked every and all. Told to check the small "mom & pop" pharmacies. Didn't pan out either. Just have to wait and see if they replace it with Aspirin and start to manufacture again. Do you remember the "Great Midrin Shortage of 2007?" Google it.
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I just read: "Carnrick Laboratories, which closed down operations many years ago after selling their rights to Midrin® to Woman's First Healthcare (WFHC)." Also saw that Midrin (around since 1960's?) was NEVER an FDA approved medicine. Read that someone said that FDA stopped all and will not allow to be in future. I have seen many opinions of users, just want answers from makers of the drug! Thanks for your post here.
I assume that you take midrin for migraines. It NEVER worked for me. I was in a pain and rehabilitation center, (for migraines from a car accident)and the stupid doctor said pick one, Midrin or Fioracet. I replied that I had never heard of either one of them, but he just kept repeating himself... "pick one", so I picked Midrin. He gave me two capsules at first and four more for the day, and the I could take two capsules again. Needless to say, I was on the entire dosage for SIX WEEKS! Never a single relief for the migraine. The reason I am telling you this story is that my husband takes Fioracet for migraines and it works like a dream for him. Me, I have liver disease from all the Tylenol I injested. (Just kidding). The point is, if you can't get Midrin anymore, try something else such as fioracet. Also, the new triptans are fantastic for migraines... expensive. but they work, and when you have a migraine, anything that works is worth it's price in gold. Good luck, I hope that this helped. Ellen
The reason was that Midrin was never approved by the FDA. It was grandfathered in years ago. The FDA has being pulling all these meds off the market. Colchine, quinine, certain throid products are others. I am a pharmacist.
Drugs.com is wrong midrin was taken off the market. I also read an article that said midrin was never approved by the FDA
This drug can be compounded. Go to a compounding drugstore and they can make it for you as to the specs your Doctor recommends.
I get variants of migraines, some cause light sensitivity, others sound and (thankfully very rarely) both. To me it feels like a wool cap forcing my thoughts into a blur and putting me a war with my stomach. While a tea made of Basil helps me almost all the time I can't make tea at work, and Excedrin Migraine does not always cut it. I was upset when the pharmacy said they could not get "midrin" or the generic. But two of the comments about the Tylenol dosage changes could explain a lot. I have been on Imitrex, Axert and Zomig with varying responses, but I don't get these headaches often enough to qualify for the shots. I guess if I can't get anything useful I will have to find a way to make tea at work... gotta pay the bills.