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The Discovery and Development of the Triptans, a Major Therapeutic Breakthrough
Author(s) -
Humphrey Patrick P.A.
Publication year - 2008
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/j.1526-4610.2008.01097.x
Subject(s) - triptans , drug discovery , migraine , medicine , psychiatry , bioinformatics , biology
The drug discovery programs that led to the development of the triptans were determined by the membership of the American Headache Society to be the most important breakthrough in headache medicine in the last 50 years. Dr. Humphrey, who spearheaded the drug discovery, recounts the pioneering work that took place and examines its therapeutic impact.