Dihydroergotamine

Category: Migraine / Tension Headache

Dihydroergotamine Overview

Dihydroergotamine (DHE), sold under the brand names D.H.E. 45 and Migranal among others, is an ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines.[1] It is a derivative of ergotamine. It is administered as a nasal spray or injection and has an efficacy similar to that of sumatriptan. Nausea is a common side effect.[2] It has similar actions to the triptans, acting as an agonist to the serotonin receptors and causing vasoconstriction of the intracranial blood vessels, but a...

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Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:

Dihydroergotamine

Injection: 1mg/ml
Spray: 4mg/ml
Spray, Metered: 0.5mg/inh, 0.5mg/spray, 4mg/ml

Note: Above list includes dosages for all drugs with the same combination of active ingredients.

NDC Database Records for Dihydroergotamine: (10 results)

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0143-9273 Dihydroergotamine Mesylate 1 mg/ml Intramuscular; Intravenous; Subcutaneous Injection by West-ward Pharmaceuticals Corp
0574-0850 Dihydroergotamine Mesylate 1 mg/ml Intramuscular; Intravenous; Subcutaneous Injection, Solution by Paddock Laboratories, LLC
0574-0851 Dihydroergotamine Mesylate 1 mg/ml Intramuscular; Intravenous; Subcutaneous Injection, Solution by Paddock Laboratories, LLC.
24201-463 Dihydroergotamine Mesylate 4 mg/ml Nasal Spray by Leucadia Pharmaceuticals
25021-609 Dihydroergotamine Mesylate 1 mg/ml Intramuscular; Intravenous; Subcutaneous Injection, Solution by Sagent Pharmaceuticals
61990-0411 Dihydroergotamine Mesylate 1 mg/ml Intramuscular; Intravenous; Subcutaneous Injection, Solution by Apollo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
68682-357 Dihydroergotamine Mesylate 4 mg/ml Nasal Spray by Oceanside Pharmaceuticals
69097-503 Dihydroergotamine Mesylate Nasal Nasal 4 mg/ml Nasal Spray, Metered by Cipla USA Inc.
69097-740 Dihydroergotamine Mesylate Nasal Nasal 4 mg/ml Nasal Spray, Metered by Cipla USA Inc.
70529-030 Dromelate 1 mg/ml Intramuscular; Intravenous; Subcutaneous Injection, Solution by It3 Medical LLC

Other drugs which contain Dihydroergotamine or a similar ingredient: (3 results)

D.H.E. 45 Dihydroergotamine
MIGRANAL Dihydroergotamine
MT-300 Dihydroergotamine