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A member asked:
Whatever happened to pizotyline? please note i did not say pizotiphen which has an extra hydrogen atom, and does not work for migraine.
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See below: Pizotyline & pizotifen are the same chemical structurally. Pizotyline is not available in the us & may have been discontinued in other countries. Ask your local pharmacist about this drug & alternatives if it has been discontinued.
Answered 1/21/2013
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Not available in usa: Pizotyline is adopted name of pizotifen also known as sandomigran. It is a benzocycloheptene similar to Cyproheptadine (periactin), a seratonin antagonist. It is not available in us, but you can get it on line under sandomigran.
Answered 10/4/2016
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