Norflex Alternatives Compared
| Norflex (orphenadrine) | Ubrelvy (ubrogepant) | Nurtec ODT (rimegepant) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Muscle Spasm, Migraine. Norflex may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Ubrelvy is a prescription medicine that may be used to treat acute migraine attacks in adults and works by blocking the effects of a protein, called CGRP that is thought to play a role in migraine... View more |
Prescription only
Nurtec ODT may be placed onto or under the tongue to treat the symptoms of migraine in adults, and it may also be used to prevent episodic migraine when taken every second day. Nurtec ODT works by... View more |
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| More about Norflex (orphenadrine) | More about Ubrelvy (ubrogepant) | More about Nurtec ODT (rimegepant) | ||||||||||||||||
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Norflex has an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from a total of 37 ratings on Drugs.com. 59% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 24% reported a negative effect. |
Ubrelvy has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from a total of 266 ratings on Drugs.com. 59% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 35% reported a negative effect. |
Nurtec ODT has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from a total of 327 ratings on Drugs.com. 53% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 30% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | ||||||||||||||||||
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View all Norflex side effects |
View all Ubrelvy side effects |
View all Nurtec ODT side effects |
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N/A |
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We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
View all Ubrelvy prices |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||
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16 hours |
7 hours |
11 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | ||||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 399 drugs are known to interact with Norflex:
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A total of 248 drugs are known to interact with Ubrelvy:
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A total of 169 drugs are known to interact with Nurtec ODT:
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| First Approval Date | ||||||||||||||||||
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November 04, 1959 |
December 23, 2019 |
February 27, 2020 |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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