Put CV Risks With Triptans in Perspective

We’re getting questions about which patients should avoid triptans due to cardiovascular concerns.

Labeling says that triptans shouldn’t be used in patients with coronary artery disease, stroke, uncontrolled hypertension, etc.

This stems from the early 1990s when it was thought that MIs were caused by vasospasm. Patients with CV disease or uncontrolled hypertension were excluded from triptan trials.

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