Ergotamine
... continues to be prescribed for migraines and cluster headaches. In the United States, ergotamine is available as a ... Ergotamine is included as a List I precursor in the United States, as it is a commonly used precursor for the production of LSD ... Ergotamine, sold under the brand names Cafergot (with caffeine) and Ergomar among others, is an ergopeptine and part of the ... Ergotamine is an agonist of the serotonin 5-HT2B receptor and has been associated with cardiac valvulopathy. Despite acting as ...
Dihydroergotamine
"Ergotamine search results". PDSP Ki Database. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Archived from the original on 13 April ... It is a derivative of ergotamine. It is administered as a nasal spray or injection and has an efficacy similar to that of ... Dihydroergotamine (DHE) is a semi-synthetic form of ergotamine approved in the US in 1946. Brand names of DHE include Diergo, ... Bigal ME, Tepper SJ (February 2003). "Ergotamine and dihydroergotamine: a review". Current Pain and Headache Reports. 7 (1): 55 ...
Antimigraine drug
Ergotamine is contraindicated during pregnancy. Ditans (eg. lasmiditan) are a new group of anti migraine drugs which were ... Ergot alkaloids include ergotamine and dihydroergotamine. This medication class targets the GCRP receptor pathway due to their ...
Postpartum bleeding
Ergotamine may also be used. Oxytocin helps the uterus to contract quickly and the contractions to last for longer. It is the ... Treatments may include: intravenous fluids, blood transfusions, and the medication ergotamine to cause further uterine ...
List of designer drugs
Zajdel P, Bednarski M, Sapa J, Nowak G (April 2015). "Ergotamine and nicergoline - facts and myths". Pharmacological Reports. ...
Neuroenhancement
Zajdel, P; Bednarski, M; Sapa, J; Nowak, G (2015). "Ergotamine and nicergoline - facts and myths". Pharmacol Rep. 67 (2): 360- ...
Ergoloid
2013.[dead link] Helsen V, Decoutere L, Spriet I, Fagard K, Boonen S, Tournoy J (2013). "Ergotamine-induced pleural and ... Zajdel P, Bednarski M, Sapa J, Nowak G (April 2015). "Ergotamine and nicergoline - facts and myths". Pharmacological Reports. ...
Bellergal
Ergotamine tartrate could act as a vasoconstrictor that reduce the blood flow to the area of hot flash and hence lessens its ... Ergotamine is a vasoconstrictive CYP3A4 substrate. Bellergal was widely used during the 1970s and 1980s. Its limited efficacy ... 24 Ergotamine constricts blood vessels in the brain and alleviates headache through stimulating alpha-1, dopamine and serotonin ... Ergotamine is a vasoconstrictive CYP3A4 substrate. The concurrent use of vasoconstricting ergot derivatives and strong CYP3A4 ...
Nicergoline
Unlike many other ergolines, such as ergotamine, nicergoline is not associated with cardiac fibrosis. It is used for vascular ... "Ergotamine and nicergoline - facts and myths". Pharmacological Reports. 67 (2): 360-363. doi:10.1016/j.pharep.2014.10.010. PMID ... and evidence suggests that nicergoline does not carry the same fibrotic risk like other ergoline derivatives such as ergotamine ...
Nootropic
Zajdel P, Bednarski M, Sapa J, Nowak G (April 2015). "Ergotamine and nicergoline - facts and myths". Pharmacological Reports. ...
Serotonin receptor agonist
The same is true for ergotamine. The triptan eletriptan is an agonist of the 5-HT1E receptor. BRL-54443 is a selective 5-HT1E ... The ergoline antimigraine agent ergotamine also acts on this receptor. Serenics such as batoprazine, eltoprazine, and ...
Terguride
"Terguride - AdisInsight". Zajdel P, Bednarski M, Sapa J, Nowak G (April 2015). "Ergotamine and nicergoline - facts and myths". ...
Glossary of equestrian terms
Contains large amounts of alkaloids, including ergotamine. These can cause ergotism, a serious condition affecting the nervous ...
Sandoz
In 1918, Arthur Stoll isolated ergotamine from ergot; the substance was eventually used to treat migraine and headaches and was ...
Novartis
In 1918, Arthur Stoll isolated ergotamine from ergot; the substance was eventually used to treat migraine and headaches and was ...
Porphyria
Ergot derivatives including dihydroergotamine, ergometrine, ergotamine, methysergide, etc. Certain antiretroviral medications ( ...
Dancing plague of 1518
Ergotamine is the main psychoactive product of ergot fungi; it is structurally related to the drug lysergic acid diethylamide ( ...
Cluster headache
This is also true for tianeptine, melatonin, and ergotamine. Valproate, sumatriptan, and oxygen are not recommended as ...
Migraine treatment
Ergotamine and dihydroergotamine (DHE) are older medications still prescribed for migraines, the latter in nasal spray and ... These are less common with DHE than with ergotamine tartrate. Phenothiazines, often used for the treatment of nausea and ... This may occur with triptans, ergotamines, and analgesics, especially narcotic analgesics. Ditans are a class of abortive ... Graham JR, Wolff HG (1938). "Mechanism of migraine headache and action of ergotamine tartrate". Arch Neurol Psychiatry. 39 (4 ...
5-HT5B receptor
Known agonists for 5-HT5B include ergotamine and LSD. Known antagonists include methiothepin. Grailhe, R; Grabtree, GW; Hen, R ...
Karl Spiro
With Arthur Stoll, he is credited with the isolation of ergotamine. His name is associated with "Spiro's test"; a test for the ...
Agroclavine
... belongs to the group of ergot alkaloids, such as ergotamine. Historically, the main use of agroclavine was to ...
Headache
Ergotamine is useful if given 1-2 hours before an attack. Treatment of secondary headaches involves treating the underlying ... Cluster headaches can be treated with triptans and prevented with prednisone, ergotamine or lithium. trigeminal neuralgia or ...
Adelheid Kofler
Microscopic investigations of the ergot alkaloids I. Ergotamine and Ergotamine) Kofler, Ludwig; -- (1940). "Der ...
Lolitrem B
... likely acts synergistically with ergotamine to increase smooth muscle contraction. E. f. lolii infects ryegrass ...
Methysergide
Dahlöf C, Maassen Van Den Brink A (April 2012). "Dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, methysergide and sumatriptan - basic science in ...
Fungi in art
Ergotamine is a precursor molecule in the synthesis of psychedelic drug LSD. Examples of hypha and mycelium influence in music ... The mycelium contains the fungal alkaloid ergotamine, a potent neurotoxin which can cause convulsions, cramps, gangrene of the ...
Migraine
January 2000). "Ergotamine in the acute treatment of migraine: a review and European consensus". Brain. 123 (Pt 1): 9-18. doi: ... Ergotamine and dihydroergotamine are older medications still prescribed for migraines, the latter in nasal spray and injectable ... This substance was the fungus ergot from which ergotamine was isolated in 1918. Methysergide was developed in 1959 and the ... Specific medications such as triptans, ergotamines, or CGRP inhibitors may be used in those experiencing headaches that are ...
Caffeine
Graham JR (June 1954). "Rectal use of ergotamine tartrate and caffeine alkaloid for the relief of migraine". The New England ... Caffeine can also be absorbed rectally, evidenced by suppositories of ergotamine tartrate and caffeine (for the relief of ...
Medicinal fungi
... these include ergotamine, dihydroergotamine, ergometrine, ergocristine, ergocryptine, ergocornine, methysergide, bromocriptine ...