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Nasal Sprays for the Treatment of Migraine
Author(s) -
Tepper Deborah E.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/head.12045
Subject(s) - triptans , medicine , nasal spray , sumatriptan , dihydroergotamine , migraine , zolmitriptan , migraine treatment , anesthesia , rizatriptan , nostril , nasal congestion , nasal administration , vomiting , nose , surgery , pharmacology , agonist , receptor
If you vomit with migraines, get full-blown migraines upon awakening, or want rapid relief without injections, consider a nasal spray. Options include triptans (zolmitriptan [Zomig] or sumatriptan [Imitrex]), DHE (Migranal), or an NSAID (Sprix).