Advice

following an abbreviated submission:

sumatriptan 85mg / naproxen 457mg (Suvexx®) is not recommended for use within NHSScotland.

Indication under review: the acute treatment of the headache phase of migraine attacks with or without aura in adults where treatment with a mono-entity product has been insufficient.

Suvexx® offers a combination tablet of sumatriptan and naproxen. It is available at a considerable cost premium to sumatriptan 100mg and naproxen 500mg tablets taken separately.

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Medicine details

Medicine name:
sumatriptan (Suvexx®)
SMC ID:
SMC2756
Indication:

The acute treatment of the headache phase of migraine attacks with or without aura in adults where treatment with a mono-entity product has been insufficient.

Pharmaceutical company
Orion Pharma (UK) Ltd
BNF chapter
Central nervous system
Submission type
Abbreviated
Status
Not recommended
Date advice published
09 June 2025