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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a class of drugs that act as agonists of serotonin, result in cranial vasoconstriction, and are used for the prophylaxis and treatment of migraine headaches.
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- noun Any of a family of
tryptamine -baseddrugs used asabortive medication in thetreatment ofmigraine andcluster headaches .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Three other patients had more serious side effects, which are sometimes called triptan adverse events.
NuPathe jumps on safety results for migraine patch - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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Three other patients had more serious side effects, which are sometimes called triptan adverse events.
NuPathe jumps on safety results for migraine patch - Yahoo! Finance 2010
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As a patient, I have veto power, but if a triptan is the best medicine for my migraines for example, I want my doctor to say to me, "this is the best medicine for your migraines".
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An online Lancet review by researchers from Sweden and Norway touted telcagepant as holding out hope for migraine patients with acute attacks that fail to respond to migraine medications known as triptan drugs, such as Zomig and Imitrex.
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Sumatriptan is the only triptan currently available as a less expensive generic.
Migraine treatment that could save you hundreds of dollars a year 2010
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For more detail on the triptan class of drugs to treat migraine attacks, check out our free Consumer Reports Health Best Buy Drugs report.
Migraine treatment that could save you hundreds of dollars a year 2010
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Sumatriptan is the only triptan currently available as a less expensive generic.
Migraine treatment that could save you hundreds of dollars a year 2010
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For more detail on the triptan class of drugs to treat migraine attacks, check out our free Consumer Reports Health Best Buy Drugs report.
Migraine treatment that could save you hundreds of dollars a year 2010
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In the study, telcagepant caused side effects for about a third of people, compared with half the people who took a triptan.
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