Handbook of Clinical Drug Data
Edition: 10 edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Published: September 11, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 1104
ISBN-13: 9780071363624
Subjects: Pharmacology; Pharmacy; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Clinical Pharmacology; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Pharmaceutical Preparations; Drug Guides; Drugs,Clinical Drug Data,Hormonal Drugs,Hematologic Drugs,Gastrointestinal Drugs,Central Nervous System,Cardiovascular Drugs,Chemoprotectants-Immunosuppressants,Antineoplastics,Antomicrobial Drugs,Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Antimigraine,Drug Data Handbook; Medical / Pharmacy; Drugs; Handbooks
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.