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What is a triptan?

What is a triptan? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of a family of tryptamine-based drugs used as abortive medication in the treatment of migraine and cluster headaches.
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I take a triptan called Treximet, which also includes a dose of the painkiller naproxen, the active ingredient in Aleve.
One rational combination therapy is a triptan and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, with an antinausea medication added as needed.
Ergotamine and the triptan medications, such as sumatriptan, zolmitriptan and rizatriptan, relieve migraines already in progress.

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