Naratriptan

Naratriptan
Clinical data
Trade namesAmerge, Naramig, others
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa601083
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B3
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability74%
MetabolismHepatic
Elimination half-life5-8 hours
ExcretionRenal
Identifiers
  • N-methyl-2-[3-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-1H-indol-5-yl]ethanesulfonamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
ChemSpider
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KEGG
ChEBI
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.121.501 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC17H25N3O2S
Molar mass335.47 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=S(=O)(NC)CCc3ccc1c(c(c[nH]1)C2CCN(C)CC2)c3
  • InChI=1S/C17H25N3O2S/c1-18-23(21,22)10-7-13-3-4-17-15(11-13)16(12-19-17)14-5-8-20(2)9-6-14/h3-4,11-12,14,18-19H,5-10H2,1-2H3 checkY
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Naratriptan (trade names include Amerge) is a triptan drug marketed by GlaxoSmithKline and is used for the treatment of migraine headaches. It is a selective 5-HT1 receptor subtype agonist.

It was patented in 1987 and approved for medical use in 1997.[1]

  1. ^ Fischer J, Ganellin CR (2006). Analogue-based Drug Discovery. John Wiley & Sons. p. 531. ISBN 978-3-527-60749-5.