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almotriptan

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almotriptan /al·mo·trip·tan/ (al″mo-trip´tan) a selective serotonin receptor agonist used as the malate salt in the acute treatment of migraine.
almotriptan
[al′mo-trip′tan]
a selective serotonin receptor agonist used as the malate salt in the acute treatment of a migraine; almotriptan is administered orally.

almotriptan [al″mo-trip´tan]
a selective serotonin receptor agonist used as the malate salt in the acute treatment of migraine; administered orally.


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Prescription medications used for migraine headaches include ergotamine, dihydroergotamine, ergotamine with caffeine (Cafergot), isometheptene (Midrin), and triptans like sumatriptan (Imitrex), rizatriptan (Maxalt), almotriptan (Axert), andzolmitriptan (Zomig).
LOS ANGELES -- A relatively low dose of oral almotriptan significantly relieved migraine pain, photophobia, and phonophobia in a large, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group study of adolescent patients, Dr.
The new drug, almotriptan, can relieve pain in 30 minutes and prevent the recurrence of a migraine attack within 24 hours.
 
 
 
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