Migraine drug could be offered to patients with facial flush after success in the trial
- It was discovered that an anti-migraine drug relieved the symptoms of rosacea
A migraine drug could be offered to people who suffer from facial flushing after research shows it significantly reduces symptoms.
About one in twenty people in Britain have the skin condition rosacea, which causes a hot and red face as well as pimples.
Rosacea cannot be cured, but antibiotics and prescription creams can improve symptoms.
In the American study, 30 adults with severe rosacea received the migraine drug erenumab.
Rosacea, a condition that causes a hot and red face (left before treatment and immediately after laser surgery) (File)
File photo. The migraine drug erenumab can be used to relieve the symptoms of rosacea
The shot blocks the effect of a protein linked to the debilitating headaches and nausea of migraines.
The study published last week found that rosacea patients taking erenumab saw a significant reduction in their symptoms.
Those most affected by the condition saw an 80 percent reduction in severe to extreme flushing within days of starting treatment.
Study author Dr. John Barbieri, a consultant dermatologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, said the results show “promising potential” for rosacea patients.