dihydroergotamine

[ dahy-hahy-droh-ur-got-uh-meen, -min, -ur-guh-tam-een, -in ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. an ergot alkaloid, C 33 H 37 N 5 O 5 , used in the treatment of various types of migraine headache.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dihydroergotamine¹

First recorded in 1940–45; di- ¹ + hydro- ² + ergotamine

Example Sentences

The treatment was formulated using dihydroergotamine, a fungi-produced compound that tightens blood vessels in the brain.

From Washington Post

Levadex is a new version of DHE, or dihydroergotamine, which has been used to treat acute migraines for decades, but which is usually given by intravenous infusion, requiring patients to get to a hospital in the midst of a migraine attack.

From New York Times

The drug is an inhaled version of an existing drug, dihydroergotamine, which is typically administered by injection or nasal spray at a headache center or hospital.

From Reuters

Levadex is actually a new form of an old drug, known as dihydroergotamine, or DHE, which has been used to treat severe migraine attacks for decades.

From New York Times

Medications that are used to relieve non-menstrual migraine attacks — non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, triptans, dihydroergotamine — are effective for the acute treatment of menstrual migraine attacks.

From New York Times