Published On: Wed, Dec 22nd, 2010

Nose Spray To Ease Migraine

A new discovery for all patients suffering from migraine, A pipe-like soft device that drives crushed medicine up to the nose could exile the pain of migraine within two hours. The powder works faster than usual oral drugs, as the victim have don’t wait for the body to digest it.

It is better than conventional oral treatment as the later take more than half an hour to target the disease and after 30 min patients show sign of reliefs.

The report and results after the trial of this new puffer shows that drug reach the blood stream in very less time. And 60 % of the patient on which drug was tested showed positive response. They were relived from the pain after 2 hrs.

The drug comprises powdered triptan. This triptan was extensively used as a medicine in treatment of migraine. This powder is put in a V-shaped puffer device, this device is then popped into nose and the later end of the device is put inside the mouth.

When patient breathe out from the mouth, the powder is prop up to the nostril. Here, it is speedily engrossed into the blood stream via little blood vessels just under the surface on and within the nose. From this blood vessel it is promptly carried to the trigeminal nerve this nerve is connected from the nose to the brain. The drug gives relief by jamming pain signals.

Triptan also contract the blood vessels, this also helps in minimizing the pain of migraine as the harsh pain is caused by unexpected dilation of these vessels.