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Sumatriptan supply problems?


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Last time I had an episode was 2019. It was the first time I'd been prescribed the sumatriptan auto-injections, and I don't recall having had especial difficulty getting the rx filled. But for the current episode, which started about a month back, the difficulty of reliably obtaining them has basically added another layer of misery to a situation already abundant with it. Do others run into this? Is there a reason why pharmacies would be unlikely/unwilling to keep sumatriptan in stock? Or is it that demand for it is that great?

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We hear about this from time to time.  It seems like it's usually in Canada.

Have you explored options with the pharmacy/doctor, such as sumatriptan in vials, with syringes, so you can do it yourself, or the lower-dose autoinjector, Zembrance, which has plenty for stopping a CH attack?   Or a triptan nasal spray?

Important info for when you get the Imitrex/Imigran: Extending imitrex - ClusterBuster Files - ClusterBusters

Some people get Imitrex prescription filled when they are out of cycle to stockpile it.  It lasts a long time.

 

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