Medication intended to reduce the effects or intensity of migraine headache
Antimigraine drug
Drug class
Zolmitriptan, a common antimigraine medication
Class identifiers
Use
Migraine therapy and prevention
ATC code
N02C
Clinical data
Drugs.com
Drug Classes
Legal status
In Wikidata
Antimigraine drugs are medications intended to reduce the effects or intensity of migraine headache. They include drugs for the treatment of acute migraine symptoms as well as drugs for the prevention of migraine attacks.[1]
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Antimigrainedrugs are medications intended to reduce the effects or intensity of migraine headache. They include drugs for the treatment of acute migraine...
to them being withdrawn from the market.[citation needed] Certain antimigrainedrugs which are targeted at serotonin receptors as vasoconstrictive agents...
pressure, ADHD, drug withdrawal (alcohol, opioids, or nicotine), menopausal flushing, diarrhea, spasticity, and certain pain conditions. The drug is often prescribed...
Avitriptan (INN) (code name BMS-180,048) is an antimigrainedrug of the triptan family which was never marketed. It acts as a 5-HT1B and 5-HT1D receptor...
The drug is occasionally used on an intermittent basis to prevent seizures in catamenial epilepsy. The sulfur-containing antiseizure and antimigraine drug...
5-hydroxytryptamine1B/1D/1F receptors as a mechanism of action of antimigrainedrugs". Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 14 (12): 1599–1610. doi:10.1517/14656566...
flumedroxone acetate, has been marketed as an antimigrainedrug. J Elks J (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures...
increased over the years and now[when?] includes an antimigrainedrug, antidotes, and antineoplastic drugs. The third list for children from 2011, contains...
conditions. The reaction was discovered in 1883 by Emil Fischer. Today antimigrainedrugs of the triptan class are often synthesized by this method. This reaction...
setting. A 2015 Cochrane review found no differences in efficacy among drugs commonly used for this purpose in emergency rooms. Prochlorperazine, generally...
the UK, Promethazine is the drug of first choice. Promethazine is preferred during pregnancy because it is an older drug and there is more data regarding...
5-hydroxytryptamine1B/1D/1F receptors as a mechanism of action of antimigrainedrugs". Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 14 (12): 1599–1610. doi:10.1517/14656566...
Migraleve is the brand name of a range of migraine-relief medications made by Pfizer. There are two variants of Migraleve: Yellow and pink, which both...
DailyMed. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023. "Drug Approval Package: Zavzpret". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 3 April 2023. Retrieved 25...
fewer than 1% of patients. Fremanezumab does not interact with other antimigrainedrugs such as triptans, ergot alkaloids and analgesics. It is expected to...
gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibitor to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the US, galcanezumab is indicated in adults for...
classes of drugs target the 5-HT system, including some antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, antiemetics, and antimigrainedrugs, as well as...
Elizabeth (26 February 2018). "Association of Coprescription of Triptan AntimigraineDrugs and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor or Selective Norepinephrine...
Rimegepant was developed by Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, which markets the drug in the United States after receiving FDA approval in February 2020. Approval...
small-molecule calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist. It is the first drug in this class approved for the acute treatment of migraine. The most common...
combination drug with metformin as Diacriptin-M, and as a veterinary drug under the brand Pseudogravin. "Bromocriptine international brand names". Drugs.com....
5-hydroxytryptamine1B/1D/1F receptors as a mechanism of action of antimigrainedrugs". Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 14 (12): 1599–1610. doi:10.1517/14656566...
available in February 2020. It was developed by Eli Lilly. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers it to be a first-in-class medication. Lasmiditan...
its receptor. Eptinezumab is degraded after 3 months. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved eptinezumab based primarily on evidence from...
Iprazochrome is an antimigraine agent used for prophylaxis of the attacks. It is also indicated for diabetic retinopathy (both treatment and prevention...
treatments can be sub-divided into non-drug treatments, and treatment with medication. There are several non drug treatments suggested in the literature...
and was the first CGRPR antagonist to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In 2020, it was the 234th most commonly prescribed medication...