Cambia and Safinamide Mesylate

• Generic Name: diclofenac
• Dosage Forms: powder, for oral solution
• Other Brand Names: Cambia, Cataflam, Zipsor, Zorvolex, Voltaren, Voltaren-XR, Dyloject, also Cambia

Cambia (diclofenac) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Diclofenac works by reducing substances in the body that cause pain and inflammation.

Cambia is used to treat a migraine headache attacks, with or without aura, in adults 18 years of age and older. It is not used to prevent migraine headaches. Do not use Cambia to treat a cluster headache.

Cambia will only treat a headache that has already begun. It will not prevent headaches or reduce the number of attacks.

• Generic Name: safinamide
• Dosage Forms: n.a.
• Other Brand Names: Xadago

Used as an adjunct to levodopa-carbidopa for the symptomatic treatment of parkinsonian syndrome (e.g., parkinsonism, Parkinson disease [paralysis agitans]) in patients who experience “off” episodes (i.e., time when drug effect wears off and parkinsonian manifestations return).

Shown to be effective only in combination with levodopa-carbidopa; efficacy of safinamide monotherapy not established.