トリプタン

Also known as triptans

Triptans are a family of antimigraine drugs used to abort migraines and cluster headaches. While effective at treating individual headaches, they do not provide preventive treatment and are not curative. They are not effective for the treatment of tension–type headache, except in persons who also experience migraines. Triptans do not relieve other kinds of pain. They are taken orally and by other routes.

Key facts

Drug class.Name: Triptans
Drug class.Image: Sumatriptan.svg
Drug class.Width: 250px
Drug class.ImageClass: skin-invert-image
Drug class.Caption: Chemical structure of sumatriptan, the prototypical triptan
Drug class.Use: Migraine, cluster headache
Drug class.Biological_target: Serotonin 5-HT1B, 5-HT1D, and 5-HT1F receptors
Drug class.ATC_prefix: N02CC