Eletriptan most effective for pain freedom at two hours in head-to-head comparisons, followed by rizatriptan, sumatriptan, and zolmitriptan. HealthDay News — All active interventions show superior ...

Triptans are effective medicines used to treat migraine headaches. They significantly reduce pain within two hours for most people. Complete relief is less common, but the likelihood may be greater if ...

Compared with recently marketed drugs, triptans, including eletriptan, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, and zolmitriptan were more efficacious in the acute treatment of migraine episodes in adults.

June 16, 2011 (Washington, DC) — Several new studies highlight the efficacy of treatments for migraine, including orally inhaled dihydroergotamine, weight-based rizatriptan in pediatric patients, and ...

Some triptans are a more effective treatment for acute migraines than newer, more expensive drugs, finds an analysis of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today. Triptans work by narrowing blood ...

Imitrex (sumatriptan) was the first migraine medication approved to abort an attack. Discover its side effects, benefits, and ...

N.B. Please note that if you are outside North America the embargo for Lancet Press material is 0001 hours UK time Friday 16th November 2001. A meta-analysis of a class of drugs called the ...

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Sumatriptan oral tablet is a prescription drug that’s available as the brand-name drug Imitrex. It’s also available as a generic drug. Generic drugs usually cost less. In some cases, they may not be ...

1 Pediatric Headache Fellow, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Center for Headache and Pain, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 778 Long Ridge Rd, Stamford, CT 06902, USA. 2 ...