Migraine in pregnancy. What are the safest treatment options?

Drug Safety

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 383-388

  Pfaffenrath, Volker ^a,b   Rehm, Mathias ^a  

^a NONE

^b Neurologe   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; ERGOTAMINE TARTRATE; ESTROGEN; HORMONE; IBUPROFEN; ICE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METOPROLOL; NARATRIPTAN; PARACETAMOL; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROPRANOLOL; SUMATRIPTAN; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RECTAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ASPIRIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0031763239     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-199819050-00005     Document Type: Review

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