Butterbur: An alternative therapy for migraine prevention

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 705-711

  Sutherland, Anna ^b   Sweet, Burgunda V ^a,b  

^a Drug Information Service   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; PETADOX; PETAFORCE; PETASITES HYBRIDUS EXTRACT; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID; RIFAMPICIN; TESALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ASTERACEAE; BITTER TASTE; BUTTERBUR; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EYE COLOR; FATIGUE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DISCOLORATION; SKIN TOXICITY; SNEEZING; STOMACH PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG TOXICITY; PETASITES; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG TOXICITY; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PETASITES; PHYTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955079548     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090136     Document Type: Review

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