Type: Term Pronunciation: trĭp′tan Definitions: 1. A colloquial short form for those migraine drugs that have triptan in their names.
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Triptan: A class of drugs introduced in the 1990s for the treatment of migraine that act as agonists for 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptors. The triptans are often very effective in relieving migraine but do not prevent future attacks or lessen their frequency. Migraine is believed to be due to dilatation of cranial blood vessels and the release ...
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All marketed drugs have an internationally approved name for the compound (drug substance), as distinct from the trade name. The system of naming employs a common “stem� for each member of a class of compounds sharing the same mechanism of action. “Triptan� (as in frovatriptan) is the stem adopted for drugs that act on 5-HT1 r...
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