Triptans: do they differ?

Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2002 Apr;6(2):133-9. doi: 10.1007/s11916-002-0009-6.

Abstract

Headache care specialists agree that the introduction of sumatriptan constitutes a major advance in headache therapy, but they differ about whether other triptans offer clinically significant advantages over sumatriptan. This article examines this issue by considering the similarities and differences among triptans.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Trials as Topic / methods
  • Clinical Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data
  • Dosage Forms
  • Headache / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists / administration & dosage
  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists / adverse effects
  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists / chemistry
  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists / pharmacokinetics
  • Sumatriptan / administration & dosage*
  • Sumatriptan / adverse effects
  • Sumatriptan / analogs & derivatives*
  • Sumatriptan / pharmacokinetics

Substances

  • Dosage Forms
  • Serotonin Receptor Agonists
  • Sumatriptan