Almotriptan in the treatment of migraine.

Almotriptan is an orally administered, highly selective serotonin 5-HT(1(B)/1(D)) receptor agonist that is effective in the acute treatment of moderate to severe migraine attacks. Since its introduction on to the market in 2001, several studies involving a large number of migraine patients have confirmed its efficacy and tolerability profile. Almotriptan, was found to be among the best-responding triptans in terms of pain relief and pain-free rate at 2 h.