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- noun medicine A particular
drug under investigation in the treatment ofmigraine
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The drugmaker said it halted development of a treatment for migraine headaches, called telcagepant, after unfavorable data from a late-stage trial.
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Merck manufactures the drug, called telcagepant, and was initially expected to seek approval from the U.S.
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In April, Merck announced it wouldn't seek approval as planned this year for the migraine treatment telcagepant because a possible sign of safety problems arose in a midstage study.
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In the latest hurdle, Merck said it no longer expected to file an application with the Food and Drug Administration for the migraine treatment telcagepant this year as originally planned.
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Merck, the company that makes telcagepant, plans to apply for an FDA license next year, which would allow Merck to market the new drug.
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So telcagepant may be available in the near future, although there are no guarantees.
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In the study, telcagepant caused side effects for about a third of people, compared with half the people who took a triptan.
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In trials looking at nearly 1,400 adults, telcagepant helped 38 in 100 people have less pain.
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So, there's not much information about how well telcagepant works for men.
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We don't know yet if telcagepant will turn out to be safer for people with heart conditions.
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