Midrin Where Can I Get It (Page 5)

I have been taking Midrin for the past 10 years for migraines because I don't get any side effects from it and it works really well. Now all of a sudden the pharmacies in my area (3 of them) are saying that they can't get any or it is on backorders for the past 3 months. Do they still make it? I tried a different medication and it makes me really dissy so I really need to know how to get the Midrin. How can I get a presecription filled and where even in the mail would be ok.

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I was told today by Walgreens in Edmond, Oklahoma (suburb of Oklahoma City) that they have Midrin. I can no longer fill my prescription for Prodrin now (it has been taken off the market for some reason - don't know why). I always thought Midrin worked better anyhow. I don't have specifics on the cost yet as Walgreens was contacting my doctor to see if it was okay to substitute Midrin for Prodrin. You might check with a Walgreens in your area to see if they have it or can get it for you.

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Macoven Pharma still makes Midrin. My Walgreens did not know about it, but will order it from me. Tell them and they will get it for you! I only found out because Kroger had it.

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I used Midrin successfully from about 1992 to 2009 when it was no longer available in my local pharmacy. I was told that it was permanently off the market, and I was devastated as none of the preventatives have worked. My doctor Rxed me Prodrin and while this has been somewhat helpful to lower the pain from about 8 to a 4 on the pain scale, the caffeine in it always caused me sleep disturbance. For years I have just tolerated this once a month (headaches are hormonally related) and essentially knew that I would have to trade off sleep for the benefit of at least dulling down the pain some. The problem is that as I get older (I am 43), the headaches are lasting longer. Today marks the 4th day in a row that this vice-grip has persisted on my skull. I took the Prodrin for the first few days but as the headache kept coming back every morning, the lack of sleep has caught up with me and made life practically intolerable. I can no longer choose between only getting 3 hours of sleep or having a bad headache. I got back on the web and searched information about Midrin again, and lo and behold, I discovered that Mocoven is manufacturing a generic again!!! And sure enough, when I called my local Walgreens, the pharmacist said she has been filling Rx'es for this for the last year or more. I was flabbergasted that I didn't know this all this time!!! But I was happy to know I would soon be able to treat this horeendous headache with the meds that I know work for me and don't cause the intolerable insomnia problem. It took 3 days to finally have my doctor be willing to change my Rx from prodrin back to Isometh/Dichor/Apap, but I took my first dose about 20 minutes ago and I feel the pain finally starting to recede. Praise GOD!!!! So you absolutely CAN get this medication and I highly encourage you to fight for it long and hard until you have it in your hand again.

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Glad that Midrin is available again. It's availability comes and goes depending on production I'm thinking because there are periods of "sorry, it's on back order". They only problem I have is paying for it. The price per pill is anywhere between $3.50-$5.00!! My insurance does not cover this medication anymore. Yesterday I tried using a discount card where it said I could get 60 pills for $51 at walmart. I was so totally let down when they said they could not accept the card "for this type of medication" because Walmart would be losing too much money giving me a discount. Funny thing she said, "Everybody wants to make money on what they sell right?" I am thinking in my head how stupid that sounds. If I was a person, one person, sure I'd like to make a profit from something I sold. But Walmart is a corporation worth billions of dollars. I ended up only purchasing 10 pills, with the thought of the most stupid conversation I have ever had with a pharmacist on my mind. So has anyone out there had any luck with discount cards?

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Get a clue, caffeine it isn't a replacement. If it works for you, then you never needed Midrin in the first place.

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What most of these compounding pharmacies aren't telling you is that they are charging usually $125 for just 90 pills. And it isn't covered by insurance in most cases, plus I have found that where I used to take just 2 pills before, with the compounding pharmacies, I have had to take 3 or 4! The freshness of the ingredients is a major problem now.

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I have been unable to take Triptans or Ergots due to a heart condition. Midrin is safe for me according to my PCP. I was finally able to get a "generic" Midrin at Walgreens in Nixa, Mo today. The person I talked to on the phone said their supplier had 100 bottles (of what qty each, I do not know) in stock. So, try calling Walgreens. My ins paid for it with my generic copayment.

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Hi, and thanks a million for the info re: Macoven Pharmaceuticals manufacturing Midrin! As a chronic/acute migraine suffering individual, I've been waiting for YEARS for Midrin to become available again. Even after repeated queries made to AN exceptional, diligent, Pharmacist and her searching her suppliers for any form of the drug, it was my searching the web and finding the manufacturer. I then passed the info on to my pharmacist and lo and behold, she found she was able to order it. She did so straight away for myself and another patient as well. Finally getting written for it again was like putting teeth however. I had taken it for many years, enjoying real, actual migraine relief. IT goes to work quickly truly aiding in relief. Even IT couldn't completely rid me OF my worst migraines BUT it sure would make a dent. I'VE tried everything else out there, for the longest time I was taking Fiorcet which stopped working a long time ago and the caffeine content was brutal since I've got major anxiety disorder, and mitral valve prolapse. I tried triptans in spite of the fact that they are totally contraindicated in my case once again due to my mitral valve prolapse and had violent reactions to them, and they didn't work as well anyhow. I tried the maximum dose of Topamax- which is supposed to be a profolactic, helps a BIT. TRIED Fiorcet w/codeine, Tramadol, Vicodin, etc. I still get the best results from Midrin, END of story!!! I was finally written for it today by a Pain Management Specialist- who had no idea what IT even WAS! I had to battle, OMG! He had to look it up before he would write me for it. This shouldn't have been a big deal, since I was requesting it, rather than Fiorcet. And he only wrote me for #30 which was a bummer, it should've been #90 instead, but I'll take what I can get for now! I'm so glad I'll have it by Monday. People who don't have migraines don't seem to grasp how brutal they are to have to live with, and it's simply shocking HOW long it's taken to find Midrin again, AT long last! Thank goodness, utilize the info on this site and tell your pharmacist who/where to order Midrin from. BE proactive, it's worth it and believe me I know!

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Its available in the U.S.. Check Rite Aid. I know Walgreens CVS has it for sure. Just pricing is high. Also the FDA is bringing back Midrin. It has not made it to pharmacies yet. Hope this helps.

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The Walmart pharmacy in my town charges me 95.00 for 10 pills. I feel like I'm a junkie paying a drug dealer for "my fix". Damn shame! I was planning on writing the manufacturer to see if I could get some sort of relief on this cost cause it is unaffordable but it's the only thing that works.

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Hi,
Midrin has been pulled from the market due to FDA regulations. this is the second time this has happened in the past 13 years. Midrin has no generic and the FDA doesn't like that. This is the absolute BEST medication that I have taken for my migraines and I have tried them all from nasal sprays to preventative meds like Topamax ( and I still get them while on the preventative) but way less often. If you experience more than 15 a Month talk to your Neurologist about a preventative medication because there is no telling when Midrin is coming back.

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I refilled my Rx for the generic medication that is the same combination of medications as Midrin just a week ago. It is generic. I am not sure why you can't get the generic anymore but maybe you need to have your pharmacy call the manufacturer. See my previous post for more information on the manufacturer. I am SO GLAD it is available again!!!

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The reason that there is no "generic" is because that when the company that manufactured it was permitted by the FDA to put it back on the market, they released it almost as though it were a new medication. They are the only ones producing it and have the monopoly. My doctor wrote me an RX for 100 pills and the price blew me away. I had no insurance. I haven't looked into it again in months, but as I see in these posts it appears that there is still no generic.

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I found out recently that midrin (or at least its generic version) is widely available again. I am a military spouse and the VA clinic and pharmacy I go to do not carry it. I told my doc that I have been using excedrin but it doesnt work, even after taking more than you are supposed to (8 in 24 hrs). I told him that I would like to find a way to have midrin as a more effective and ultimately safer alternative. Was there any way he could have the va pharmacy order it. I know... i am desperate... He seemed disinterested in my plight. Typical military health care professionals. He Looked at me like I had two heads. :( I have bad migraines which plague me during my cycle and tension headaches and also barometric headaches outside my cycle. I am almost 40, I eat clean, work out, etc. My only 'vice' is the odd glass of wine. I have been precribed fioricet and vicodin in the past but they make me sick. Triptans make me freak out. I have been stuck in this situation since around 2009 when I couldn't get any midrin at the pharmacy, no one had any as it had been removed from the market.

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Actually the generic was still and is still available. The reason you may not be able to find it is many pharmacy's are mis informed. The reason the name brand is not available is the company who made the name brand did not meet the qualifications needed by the FDA to continue the Manufacturing process. Midrin was given a preliminary approval to be sold for a specific number of years, and at the end of the preliminary approval they were required to seek approval for a permanent drug approval from the FDA, but they did not get there paper work in, in a timely manner so the FDA did not approve the drug, so the name brand of Midrin was no longer available. However, the generic form of the drug is still available, but many pharmacies are not aware of it since there was a shortage of the generic form because of the lack of availability of the name brand. Because of the shortage many pharmacies assumed that the generic was no longer available as well. The generic companies who manufacture the generic form met the qualifications from what I understood so this is why the generic is still available. My doctor almost stopped prescribing the medicine to me because he said it was no longer available, but when I mentioned it to my pharmacy they told me it was still available, but only in generic form I let my doctor know and he switched me back. There was a catch. The generic did cost me $36-$58 when paying cash without insurance now that same price is $144. Also, some migraine clinics are reporting that Midrin is coming back on the market so keep an eye out.

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Under what neme is the generic midrin available at the pharmacy?

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Isometh/Dichor/Apap

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What is the name of the generic and which pharmacy do you get it at?

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See my post, #97, just below yours.

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I get mine at a compound pharmacy..they make it for me..its only 15 bucks!! Just call a compound pharmacist in your area nd ask how the prescription needs to be written.. All the ingredients are in it!! Good luck military docs can be stubborn!!

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