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Drug Evaluation

Sumatriptan: a decade of use and experience in the treatment of migraine

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Pages 199-209 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014
 

Abstract

The migraine-specific triptans have revolutionized the treatment of migraine and are usually the drugs of choice to treat a migraine attack in progress. Sumatriptan (Imitrex®) has been available for the longest time within the class, is most flexible in form and has been given successfully to the most number of patients. It is useful for the full range of attacks experienced by a migraine suffer. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the first 10 years of the use of sumatriptan.

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