Use of telmisartan for the prevention and treatment of vascular headache
AssigneeBoehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
InventorGiora Davidai
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for the prophylaxis of vascular headaches which do not originate from hypertension, especially migraine, the method comprising administration of telmisartan to a subject in need of such a treatment. The present invention relates also to a method for the prophylaxis of vascular headaches, comprising the co-administration of telmisartan in combination with other drugs suitable for migraine prophylaxis and/or acute treatment of migraine.
Claims7
A method for prophylaxis of vascular headache which does not originate from hypertension, the method comprising co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of telmisartan and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one other drug suitable for the prophylaxis of migraine to a subject in need of such a treatment by oral, rectal, nasal or inhalative administration, wherein the other drug is a triptan.
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