frovatriptan
Sign in to saveFrovatriptan, sold under the brand name Frova among others, is a triptan medication developed by Vernalis for the treatment of migraine headaches and for short term prevention of menstrual migraine. The product is licensed to Endo Pharmaceuticals in North America and Menarini in Europe.
Key facts
- Drug.Verifiedfields
- verified
- Drug.Watchedfields
- verified
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 461114004
- Drug.image
- Frovatriptan structure.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.image2
- Frovatriptan 3D BS.png
- Drug.image_class2
- bg-transparent
- Drug.tradename
- Frova
- Drug.MedlinePlus
- a604013
- Drug.DailyMedID
- Frovatriptan
- Drug.pregnancy_AU
- B3
- Drug.routes_of_administration
- Oral
- Drug.class
- Serotonin 5-HT1B, 5-HT1D, 5-HT1F, and 5-HT7 receptor agonist
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- N02
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- CC07
- Drug.legal_CA
- Rx-only
- Drug.legal_US
- Rx-only
- Drug.bioavailability
- 20–30%
via Wikipedia infobox
Research
245 papers- Frovatriptan.2006
- Frovatriptan review.Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy · 2007
- Frovatriptan.CNS drugs · 2001
- Frovatriptan: a review of its use in the acute treatment of migraine.CNS drugs · 2012
- Frovatriptan: a review.Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy · 2003
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 243.137162
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- chemical formula
- C₁₄H₁₇N₃O
- isomeric SMILES
- CN[C@@H]1CCC2=C(C1)C3=C(N2)C=CC(=C3)C(=O)N
- canonical SMILES
- CNC1CCC2=C(C1)C3=C(N2)C=CC(=C3)C(=O)N
- Commons category
- Frovatriptan
- defined daily dose
- 2.5
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13 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Available forms
- Contraindications
- Side effects
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Chemistry
- History
- Society and culture
- Legal status
- See also
- References
Frovatriptan, sold under the brand name Frova among others, is a triptan medication developed by Vernalis for the treatment of migraine headaches and for short term prevention of menstrual migraine. The product is licensed to Endo Pharmaceuticals in North America and Menarini in Europe.
==Medical uses== Frovatriptan is used in the treatment of migraine.
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