The following medications are first-line treatments for migraine. This means they’re generally the first types of treatment doctors recommend. As such, it’s possible they may not be effective ...
Sumatriptan, naratriptan and others, referred to as 'triptans', are the mainstay for acute treatment of migraine. Ergot alkaloids (ergotamine, dihydroergotamine) are used in patients with frequent ...
A 2021 systematic review and meta-analysis compared triptans, ditans, and gepants for migraine treatment. Researchers found that triptans were more effective at reducing pain within 2 hours ...
Atogepant, a recently approved drug for migraine, may start working as soon as day 1 of treatment, according to a recent study published in Neurology. "With many current drugs to prevent migraine, it ...
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibitors are now considered a first-line treatment used to treat and prevent migraines. There are two types of CGRP medications: monoclonal antibodies and ...