Triptans
From SNPedia
Triptans are a class of tryptamine-based drugs primarily used to treat migraines and related headache symptoms. As the related article in Wikipedia details, examples of triptans include:
- sumatriptan (brand names Imitrex, Imigran)
- rizatriptan (Maxalt)
- naratriptan (Amerge, Naramig)
- zolmitriptan (Zomig)
- eletriptan (Relpax)
- almotriptan (Axert, Almogran)
- frovatriptan (Frova, Migard)
SNPs may influence how well a patient responds to triptans. Examples of such SNPs include: