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Review

Sumatriptan Iontophoretic Transdermal System for the Acute Treatment of Migraine

Michail Vikelis1 Glyfada Headache Center,8 Lazaraki Street, Glyfada16675, Greece.;2 Neurology Department, Athens Naval Hospital, 77A Vas. Sofias Avenue, Athens11521, GreeceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dimos D Mitsikostas2 Neurology Department, Athens Naval Hospital, 77A Vas. Sofias Avenue, Athens11521, GreeceView further author information
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Alan M Rapoport3 The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
Pages 123-128 | Published online: 05 Mar 2014

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