Triptans are effective medicines used to treat migraine headaches. They significantly reduce pain within two hours for most people. Complete relief is less common, but the likelihood may be ...

Since the 1990s, a class of medications called triptans has been considered the gold standard for the acute treatment of ...

Although this complex neurological condition has no cure, there are several effective treatments available, including a class of medications called triptans. Two studies conducted in 2024 suggest ...

Lasmiditan is a promising treatment for menstrual migraine, offering sustained pain relief comparable to or exceeding that of triptans. However, further research is needed to fully assess its safety ...

Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2013;6(3):271-288. Triptans are highly effective for short-term treatment of acute migraine attacks. They are effective in MA or MO, but are not intended for use in ...

They aren't the same as triptans, a newer class of migraine medicine that came out in the 1990s. Triptans and ergot alkaloids work in similar ways, by narrowing blood vessels in the brain to ...

Nevertheless, a substantial number of migraine-affected individuals are unresponsive to triptans, and such therapy can also lead to an array of adverse effects. A new class of antimigraine drugs ...