Treximet Trademark (TM) in the Prevention and Modification of Disease Progression in Migraine

Inclusion Criteria

Subject

• Is male or female, in otherwise good health, 18 to 65 years of age.
• Has history of frequent episodic migraine (6-14 migraine days per month) (with or without aura) according to the 2nd Edition of The International Headache Classification (ICHD-2) for at least 3 months. (Stage 2-3 frequent transforming migraine)
• Had onset of migraine before age 50.
• Is able to differentiate migraine from any other headache they may experience (e.g., tension-type headache).
• Has stable history of headache at least 3 months prior to screening.
• Is not currently taking a migraine preventive or has been taking preventive for at least 30 days prior to screening and agrees to not start, stop, or change medication and/or dosage during the study period.
• Has at least 50% of migraine attacks beginning at mild severity.
• If female of childbearing potential, has a negative urine pregnancy test at Visits 1-5 and uses, or agrees to use, for the duration of the study, a medically acceptable form of contraception as determined by the investigator.
• Complete abstinence from intercourse from 2 weeks prior to administration of study drug throughout the study, and for a time interval after completion or premature discontinuation from the study to account for elimination of the study drug (a minimum of 7 days); or,
• Surgically sterile (hysterectomy or tubal ligation or otherwise incapable of pregnancy); or,
• Sterilization of male partner; or,
• Intrauterine device with published data showing lowest expected failure rate is less than 1% per year; or,
• Double barrier method (i.e., 2 physical barriers OR 1 physical barrier plus spermicide) for a least 1 month prior to Visit 1 and throughout study; or,
• Hormonal contraceptives for at least 3 months prior to Visit 1 and throughout study.
• Had 6 or more migraine treatment days in 1 month prior to Visit 2.

Exclusion Criteria

Subject

• Is unable to understand the study requirements, the informed consent, or complete headache records as required per protocol.
• Is pregnant, actively trying to become pregnant, or breast-feeding.
• Has experienced the following migraine variants: basilar migraine, aura without headache, familial hemiplegic migraine, complicated migraine, ophthalmoplegic migraine and retinal migraine.
• Has a history of Medication Overuse Headache in the 3 months prior to study enrollment or during the baseline phase
• Has history of acute migraine treatment greater than14 days per month in 3 months prior to screening.
• Has abused, in the opinion of the Investigator, any of the following drugs, currently or within the past 1 year:
• opioids
• alcohol
• barbiturates
• benzodiazepine
• cocaine
• Has history of impaired hepatic or renal function that, in the investigator's opinion, contraindicates participation in this study.
• Has an unstable neurological condition or a significantly abnormal neurological examination with focal signs or signs of increased intracranial pressure.
• Suffers from cardiovascular disease (ischemic heart disease, including angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, documented silent ischemia, or with Prinzmetal's angina); has symptoms of ischemic heart disease, ischemic abdominal syndromes, peripheral vascular disease or Raynaud's Syndrome; has uncontrolled hypertension (≥140/90 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) in 2 out of 3 blood pressure (BP) measurements at screening); has electrocardiogram (ECG) results outside normal limits for clinically stable patients as judged by the investigator.
• Has a history of asthma and nasal polyps.
• Has a history of peptic ulcer disease requiring therapeutic intervention in the year prior to study enrollment
• Has evidence or history of any gastrointestinal (GI) surgery or GI ulceration or perforation of the stomach or intestine in the past 6 months, gastrointestinal bleeding in the past year or evidence or history of inflammatory bowel disease or history of any other bleeding disorder, or h