Posted by J. Randall Nichols (198.138.222.2) on July 15, 1999 at 12:03:46:
In Reply to: Imigran/Imitrx pen and dosage posted by Lars on July 14, 1999 at 21:28:29:
I guess by "pen" you mean the newer "stat" dose auto-injector which gives the full shot of 6 mg.--too much for a cluster. Many pharmacists/doctors may not know that the company has started supplying Imitrex again in its original manual syringe form. I peel back the label, put three hash marks on the vial with a felt pen, and use 1/3 syringe for each cluster, all on advice of my neurologist. Getting the "old fashioned" syringes is worth the effort compared to using vials.