Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine Alternatives Compared
| Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine | Ubrelvy (ubrogepant) | Nurtec ODT (rimegepant) |
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| Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine | Ubrelvy (ubrogepant) | Nurtec ODT (rimegepant) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Headache, Pain, Migraine. Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Ubrelvy is a prescription medicine that may be used to treat acute migraine attacks in adults and works by blocking the effects of a protein, called CGRP that is thought to play a role in migraine... View more |
Prescription only
Nurtec ODT may be placed onto or under the tongue to treat the symptoms of migraine in adults, and it may also be used to prevent episodic migraine when taken every second day. Nurtec ODT works by... View more |
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Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine has an average rating of 8.9 out of 10 from a total of 128 ratings on Drugs.com. 88% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 6% reported a negative effect. |
Ubrelvy has an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from a total of 257 ratings on Drugs.com. 58% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 36% reported a negative effect. |
Nurtec ODT has an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from a total of 317 ratings on Drugs.com. 54% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 30% reported a negative effect. |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Farbital, Fiorinal, Fiormor, Fiortal, Fortabs |
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| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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35 hours |
7 hours |
11 hours |
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| CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Moderate abuse potential
Has a potential for abuse less than those in schedules 1 and 2. Has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 876 drugs are known to interact with Aspirin / butalbital / caffeine:
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A total of 244 drugs are known to interact with Ubrelvy:
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A total of 164 drugs are known to interact with Nurtec ODT:
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May 04, 1976 |
December 23, 2019 |
February 27, 2020 |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
Further information
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