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naratriptan

 [nar″ah-trip´tan]
a selective serotonin receptor agonist used as the hydrochloride salt in the acute treatment of migraine; administered orally.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

naratriptan

(nâr′ə-trĭp′tn)
n.
An oral drug of the triptan class, C17H25N3O2S2, used in its hydrochloride form to treat migraine headaches.
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naratriptan

Amerge® Neurology An agent used for acute treatment of migraine. See Migraine.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

naratriptan

A SEROTONIN agonist drug used to treat MIGRAINE. It is believed to act by narrowing the brain arteries that are widened during a migraine attack. A brand name is Naramig.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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