BUTALBITAL vs ERGOTAMINE TARTRATE AND CAFFEINE

Any idea why Fiorinal is considered a controlled substance while Fioricet is a legend drug? The only difference is aspirin vs APAP, both have 50mg of butalbital. Help me out here fellas, what am I missing?

Edit: it appears that according to multiple answers butalbital can be extracted from aspirin significantly easier than apap can, giving it the federal C-III status

Working at a pharmacy I found those and neither have codine codine. Why is one a C3 and the other not?

Hello good people, Per Lexicomp, fioricet should not exceed 6 tablets per day. No mention of weekly or monthly limits. I have heard, but can’t find the source, that using fioricet more than 5 days per month can lead to medication overuse headaches. Does anyone know where the weekly/monthly limits

The only information I can find at the moment is on the Pharmacist Letter which states that the topic is still up for debate. Are your pharmacies going to continue dispensing their remaining inventory after the change? Here is the excerpt from this month's Pharmacist Letter discussing the change: &g

Is anyone else running into software issues with butalbital? FDA proposed a rule in April 2022 to remove the exempt list and return all to control status, however this hasn't been signed and made official. Manufacturers have started putting the CIII marking on bottles, so they must be treated as suc

Hello, I am a 32 year old female caucasian, 5'02 160lbs, living in the midwest United States. I take lexipro (for depression), trazadone (for insomnia), xanax (as needed for anxiety or sleep), and butalbital (as needed for migraines). I also get depo provera for birth control. I get pins and needles

My girlfriend suffers from TMJ and is a serious problem for her. She’s 40F, 5’5” 140lbs. She does not smoke and has no medical conditions other than her TMJ. The only medication she takes is Butalbital, which were prescribed for her migraines. The migraines, which she feels and has recently been tol

29F 5’4” 140lbs White Duration of complaint 3 years Florida Nondrinker, non-smoker (cigarettes) Medical Marijuana user Any existing relevant medical issues-not sure what’s relevant at this point Current medications: Baclofen, Tramadol, tramadol ER, Famotadine, Butalbital/acetaminophen/caff (as n

I get severe non visual migraines lasting from 6 hours to 2 days with vomiting and diarrhoea, started at the age of 9. At worst 3 or 4 attacks a month. (m) Cafergot - ergotamine tartrate and caffeine. Worked very well but dr pulled me off it as the side effects can cause heart and liver problems. Th

On phone. Sorry if paragraphs are out of place. I’m almost 30 and have never experienced migraines til last week. Yesterday, the doctor prescribed me Caffox. (And to go outdoors/exercise more lol) However, I’m worried if I keep getting migraines in the future, I will have to rely on Caffox. The doct

I've been having migraine attacks since 14M years currently 26. I have migraines with or without Aura. Aura migraines happens only 2-3 times a year. As a confused kid, I went to an eye specialist then thinking it's related to some eye issue. I was presribed Vit A meds and it significantly reduced th

Hi! I'm sorry I think posts on headaches are really common and I don't think this is a super serious or life threatening situation, I'm just seeking some opinions or similar experiences! I've searched this sub for headache posts but none really seem to fit my situation so I thought I'd try my luck w