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Pharm Exam 4 Ch 30
Drugs for Headache
Question | Answer |
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headache triggers x4 | stress, fatigue, acute illness, sensitivity to alcohol |
severe forms of headache | migraine, cluster, tension |
antiheadache drugs may be used in two ways | abort ongoing attack, prevent attack from occuring |
migraine characteristics | throbbing, nausea and vomiting, sensitivity, highly debilitating |
migraine primary forms | with aura (preceded by visual symptoms) or without aura |
components of migraine | hormones and/or family history |
pathophysiology of migraine | neurovascular disorder that involves dialtion and inflammation of intracranial blood vessels |
two compounds possibly related to migraines | calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and serotonin (5-HT) |
role of CGRP | promote migraine |
role of 5-HT | suppress migraine |