Handbook of Clinical Drug Data
Edition: 10I.S.ed edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing
Published: January 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1148
ISBN-13: 9780071124454
Subjects: Clinical & Internal Medicine; Pharmacology; Pharmacy; Medical / Nursing; Medical
First sentence: Dihydroergotamine (DHE) is a semisynthetic ergot alkaloid that is hypothesized to exert its antimigraine effect via its agonist activity at the serotonin 5-HT receptor, resulting in vasoconstriction of intracranial blood vessels and inhibition of inflammatory neuropeptide release.