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Dihydroergotamine Suppositories in a Headache Clinic |
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| Authors: | Thomas N. Ward M.D. Gregory Scott Pharm.D. Instructor Assistant Director |
| Affiliation: | Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire.; Clinical and Information Pharmacy Services, Mary Hitchcock Medical Center, 2 Maynard Street, Hanover, New Hampshire 03756;(6031646-5590.; Clinical Pharmacology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03756. |
| Abstract: | SYNOPSIS Dihydroergotamine (DHE) is available in the United States for parenteral use. We report a preliminary trial of DHE suppositories in an outpatient headache clinic setting. Dihydroergotamine suppositories may be appropriate for patients with catamenial migraine and classic migraine in particular. |
| Keywords: | DHE suppositories |