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Antimigraine Drug Class

Medicines in this drug class are grouped together in the Everyone Healthy medication database. This page is educational only and should not be used as personal prescribing advice.

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Drug class overview

Antimigraine overview

Antimigraine

An Antimigraine drug is a medication intended to reduce the effects or intensity of migraine headache.

An example is zolmitriptan.[1]

Antimigraine medications are classified under "N02C" in the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System.

References

  1. ^ Morikawa T, Matsuzawa Y, Makita K, Katayama Y (2006). "Antimigraine drug, zolmitriptan, inhibits high-voltage activated calcium currents in a population of acutely dissociated rat trigeminal sensory neurons". Molecular pain 2: 10. doi:10.1186/1744-8069-2-10. PMID 16549032. PMC 1434723. http://www.molecularpain.com/content/2//10.

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