October 29, 2006 - 12:56pm
I just followed the link to the abbot website, and saw that Duradrin was listed as a CIV controlled substance. The profile says that it is generic for Midrin. I can not find anywhere else (admittedly, I haven't looked very hard) that shows where Midrin is a controlled substance. I remember years ago when I took this med, it said to take 1 or 2 at the onset of the headache, and then 1 every hour or two until the headache "aborted". Can anyone tell me why Duradrin is listed as a CIV medicine and Midrin is not? I didn't want to hijack the "Round white tablet" thread, so I started this one. It's not an important topic, but now I'm just curious.
gtrplayer
October 30, 2006 - 1:55pm
#2
Quote:I guess nobody cares
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I guess nobody cares about poor old Midrin? Come on, it's starting to feel left out.
Well I don't care about Midrin for sure, but we don't want it to feel left out!
It's one of those meds that you don't see very often on the ID boards. And it's a confusing combo - sort of like the Talacen, Talwin and Talwin NX pills.
I don't know anything about Midrin, but possibly Medline Plus can help explain this drug:
I'm not a pharmacist or a medical doctor. This message is not medical advice nor is it an offer to provide medical advice. All drug identifications should be validated by a licensed MD or pharmacist.
October 30, 2006 - 2:09pm
#3
I don't either. I just
I don't either. I just noticed that some sites have it as controlled, some don't. I guess it has to do with the Chloral Hydrate thing. Wow, I feel so special (sarcasm), I've had two of the meds that are hard to explain prescribed to me. Yay! J/K, I don't remember much about this med excpet the dosing was crazy, and that I only took it once. Excedrin worked just as well, and cost far less.
gtrplayer
November 5, 2006 - 1:57am
#4
Good ole Midrin. I
Good ole Midrin.
I remember being given an Rx of this when i was in the military and suffering from some pretty nasty headaches.
Of course that was years ago now and I can't recall the dosing schedule but I remember I was to take one at the start of a migraine but I could also take one if I thought I might be getting a headache.
It wasn't controlled when I was taking it back in 1995 but I can definately see why it is now a controlled substance as it makes you a little bit impaired and people like to abuse meds that have this side effect.
I guess August 16, 2001 was the date it became controlled. Dichloralphenazone is the compound that has 2 molecules of chloral hydrate. If that's wrong, someone tell me. Up to the fourth "edit" to keep it "active". I guess nobody cares about poor old Midrin? Come on, it's starting to feel left out.
gtrplayer