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Teva Suspends Zecuity
Jun 16^th, 2016 at 10:52pm

Teva Pharmaceuticals Suspends Sales, Marketing, and Distribution of Zecuity

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On June 13, 2016, manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals announced it has decided to temporarily suspend sales, marketing, and distribution of Zecuity to investigate the cause of burns and scars associated with the Zecuity patch. Health care professionals should discontinue prescribing Zecuity, and patients should stop using any remaining patches and contact their prescribers for an alternative migraine medicine. Refer to Teva’s Dear Health Care Provider letter and the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) updated Drug Safety Communication for more information.

On June 2, 2016, the FDA issued a drug safety communication warning that the FDA is investigating the risk of serious burns and potential permanent scarring with the use of Zecuity (sumatriptan iontophoretic transdermal system) patch for migraine headaches.

Since marketing of the Zecuity patch began in September 2015, a large number of patients have reported they experienced burns or scars on the skin where the patch was worn. The reports included descriptions of severe redness, pain, skin discoloration, blistering, and cracked skin.

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Re: Teva Suspends Zecuity
Reply #1 - Jun 17^th, 2016 at 2:26am

Good spot, Batch, and welcome home.

Here in Oz we have a sumatripan product called Imigran FDT (short for fast disintegrating tablet) but I don't know if it's available elsewhere.

Now I've never used it for CH, and won't get the chance because I'm not going to have any more attacks, but I do use it for another matter with great effect.

Onset of relief can be as little as 15 minutes and they seem to last for fully 12 hours.

Given that there's been recent chat about considering Imitrex pills as a preventative for CH I just thought I'd pass this on.

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Hoppy CH.com Alumnus Offline LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE Posts: 1890 Perth WA Gender:	Re: Teva Suspends Zecuity Reply #2 - Jun 17^th, 2016 at 4:09am Brian wrote, Here in Oz we have a sumatripan product called Imigran FDT (short for fast disintegrating tablet) but I don't know if it's available elsewhere. Brian, Imigran is also available in the UK, NZ, and Europe, but it's known as Imitrex in the US. Hoppy
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AussieBrian CH.com Hall of Famer Offline CH - It's all in your head! Posts: 3851 Cairns, Qld, Australia Gender:	Re: Teva Suspends Zecuity Reply #3 - Jun 17^th, 2016 at 4:30am Thanks Hoppy, but I was referring to the FDT pills, the fast acting ones, and my off-line correspondence with other CHeads suggests this particular product isn't known elsewhere.
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Re: Teva Suspends Zecuity
Reply #4 - Jun 17^th, 2016 at 9:02am

Brian wrote, Now I've never used it for CH, and won't get the chance because I'm not going to have any more attacks, but I do use it for another matter with great effect.

Yeah! This is a new one to me, and the leaflet states, only to be used for Migraine Headaches. So, I'm wondering if it's safe to take the Imigran FDT for CH's, like we do with regular Imigran.

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maz CH.com Hall of Famer Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 1071 Hampshire, England Gender:	Re: Teva Suspends Zecuity Reply #5 - Jun 17^th, 2016 at 6:12pm I have never been offered fast acting ones. The ones I have are certainly not very fast. I take one at bed time, because by the time it starts working - about an hour - I'm just about ready to be woken up by the beast. It does seem to hold it off for about 3 hours. Otherwise useless.
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