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AVP-825 Breath-Powered Intranasal Delivery System Containing 22 mg Sumatriptan Powder vs 100 mg Oral Sumatriptan in the Acute Treatment of Migraines (The COMPASS Study): A Comparative Randomized Clinical Trial Across Multiple Attacks

S. Tepper, R. Cady, S. Silberstein, J. Messina, R. Mahmoud, P. Djupesland, P. Shin, J. Siffert

Headache, 2015

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of AVP‐825, an investigational bi‐directional breath‐powered intranasal delivery system containing low‐dose (22 mg) sumatriptan powder, vs 100 mg oral sumatriptan for acute treatment of migraine in a double‐dummy, randomized comparative efficacy clinical trial allowing treatment across multiple migraine attacks.

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