Pizotifen is a Serotonin antagonist used for prophylaxis of migraine
Pizotifen is a serotonin antagonist acting mainly at the 5-HT1, 5-HT2A and 5HT2C receptors with some antihistamine activity. It is used for the prevention of vascular headache including migraine and cluster headache.
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Pizotifen malate is an antihistamine and serotonin inhibitor used in the preventive treatment of migraine and eating disorders. A simple, rapid, accurate and precise high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method involving ultraviolet detection was validated for the quantitative analysis of pizotifen
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Primary erythermalgia is a rare acrosyndrome due to paroxystic arteriolar dilatation of extremities that become red and congested with warmth and burning sensation or pain. We report herein the observation of a primary erythermalgia affecting 3 degrees in the same
A recent Cochrane Review demonstrated the remarkable lack of reliable clinical trials of migraine treatments for children, especially for the two most prescribed preventative treatments in the UK, Propranolol and Pizotifen.Migraine trials in both children and adults have high placebo
Agomelatine, an antidepressant with melatonin agonist and 5-HT(2C) antagonist properties, as well as two of its main metabolites, S 21517 (N-[2-(7-hydroxy-1-naphtyl)ethyl]acetamide) and S21540 (N-[2-(3-hydroxy-7-methoxynaphtalen-1-yl)ethyl]acetamide), have been assessed in vitro on pig choroid plexus preparations to determine their affinities for 5-HT(2C)
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