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What is Excedrin Migraine?

Excedrin Migraine is a tablet containing acetaminophen (paracetomol), aspirin, and caffeine. It is an over-the-counter drug used in the treatment of migraine headaches. Excedrein is a brand name owned by Novartis. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Migraine headaches 63 12 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Headaches 32 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Migraine 15 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Neck pain 7 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 6 1 Efficacy_major
General Body Pain 4 0

See all 121 patients currently taking Excedrin Migraine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 5
Mild
 5
None
 15

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Excedrin Migraine

Stomach pain 4
Jittery feeling 4
Elevated liver enzymes 2
Acid reflux 2
Hyperactivity 1
Bruising around knees 1
See all 12 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Excedrin Migraine. See all 21 dosages ►

  2 250mg-250mg-65mg as needed 2 x 250 mg-250 mg-65 mg all the time (24/7) 2 x 250 mg-250 mg-65 mg as needed 4 250mg-250mg-65mg as needed 3 250mg-250mg-65mg as needed 250 mg-250 mg-65 mg as needed 250mg-250mg-65mg as needed 250 mg-250 mg-65 mg daily 2 x 250 mg-250 mg-65 mg daily 12 x 250 mg-250 mg-65 mg daily
  42 Number of Patients: 42 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 5 Number of Patients: 5 8 Number of Patients: 8 32 Number of Patients: 32 8 Number of Patients: 8 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Excedrin Migraine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 40%
Other 5   Other: 33%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 27%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 13%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 7%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped taking Excedrin Migraine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Excedrin Migraine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0

Stopped Taking Excedrin Migraine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Excedrin Migraine

Always
 11 42%
Usually
 11 42%
Sometimes
 4 15%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Excedrin Migraine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 8%
A little
 3 12%
Not at all
 21 81%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Excedrin Migraine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 16 100%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.