Avitriptan (
INN) (code name BMS-180,048) is an
antimigraine drug
Antimigraine drugs are medications intended to reduce the effects or intensity of migraine headache. They include drugs for the treatment of acute migraine symptoms as well as drugs for the prevention of migraine attacks.
Treatment of acute symp ...
of the
triptan family which was never marketed.
It acts as a
5-HT1B and
5-HT1D receptor agonist
An agonist is a chemical that activates a receptor to produce a biological response. Receptors are cellular proteins whose activation causes the cell to modify what it is currently doing. In contrast, an antagonist blocks the action of the ag ...
.
See also
*
Donitriptan
References
5-HT1B agonists
5-HT1D agonists
Triptans
Pyrimidines
Piperazines
Aromatic ethers
Sulfonamides
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