Clinical experience with triptans

Many drugs are now available for treating migraine attacks, including agents specifically indicated for this condition. Since 1990 sumatriptan, the first 5–HT(1B,1D) receptor agonist, was introduced and realized a real breakthrough in therapy; other agents of this class of drugs called triptans have...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zanchin, Giorgio, Dainese, Filippo, Mainardi, Federico, Maggioni, Ferdinando
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2001
Materias:
Therapy
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3451834/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s101940170021
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Sumario:Many drugs are now available for treating migraine attacks, including agents specifically indicated for this condition. Since 1990 sumatriptan, the first 5–HT(1B,1D) receptor agonist, was introduced and realized a real breakthrough in therapy; other agents of this class of drugs called triptans have more recently been used. All of them are effective in relieving the symptoms of migraine, but each exhibits pharmacological and/or clinical features that must be considered for the optimal care and management of the patient. We present here a short overview on the main clinical features of the triptans already in use in Italy.

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