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Triptans Trump Newer, More Expensive Meds for Acute Migraine

Four triptans are more effective for acute migraine than newer, more expensive medications for this headache type, new research suggested. Results of a large systematic review and meta-analysis showed that eletriptan, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, and zolmitriptan were more effective than lasmiditan, rimegepant, and ubrogepant, which investigators found were as effective as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs…

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