Sumatriptan: A review of its pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and efficacy in the acute treatment of migraine

Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism and Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-103

  Tfelt Hansen, Peer ^a   Hougaard, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clinical efficacy; Migraine; Pharmacodynamics; Pharmacokinetics; Sumatriptan

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALMOTRIPTAN; ELETRIPTAN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NAPROXEN; NARATRIPTAN; PLACEBO; RIZATRIPTAN; SUMATRIPTAN; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ANALGESIA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; REVIEW; TASTE DISORDER;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SEROTONIN 5-HT1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; SUMATRIPTAN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871186723     PISSN: 17425255     EISSN: 17447607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425255.2013.744394     Document Type: Review

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