title: A review of the clinical efficacy and tolerability of almotriptan in acute migraine.
abstract: Almotriptan is a serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5HT)(1B/1D)-receptor agonist approved for the acute treatment of migraine. In 3500 acute migraine patients enrolled in short-term trials and 1500 patients in long-term open-label trials, almotriptan 12.5 mg was effective and well-tolerated. Almotriptan maintains a consistency of response across three attacks and patients continue to respond to almotriptan for up to 1 year. Results from two comparative studies and a meta-analysis of 53 randomised, placebo-controlled studies of oral triptans in > 24,000 patients, confirm that almotriptan 12.5 mg demonstrates comparable efficacy with sumatriptan 50 and 100 mg. The incidence of treatment-related adverse events with almotriptan is comparable to that of placebo and significantly lower than that with sumatriptan. Drug-drug interaction studies indicate that almotriptan may be coadministered with other commonly prescribed drugs without dose modification. Almotriptan can be recommended as first-line treatment for acute migraine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, 13400 East Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA. Dodick.David@mayo.edu
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Dodick
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019540:Area Under Curve; D001682:Biological Availability; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014363:Tryptamines
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D014363:Tryptamines; C409045:almotriptan