| Category of Drug | Dihydroergotamine-Antimigraine Drugs-For Treatment of Acute Attack |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | DihydroergotamineAntimigraine Drugs-For Treatment of Acute Attack is used for Acute treatment of migraine headaches with or without aura and acute treatment of cluster headache episodes |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | 1. TABLET 2. INJECTION |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Peripheral vascular disease 2. Coronary heart disease 3. Obliterative vascular disease and Raynaud’s syndrome 4. Temporal arteries 5. Hepatic impairment 6. Renal impairment 7. Severe or inadequately controlled hypertension 8. Hyperthyroidism 9. Pregnancy |
| Precautions | 1. Risk of peripheral vasospasm 2. Elderly 3. It should not be used for migraine prophylaxis 4. Interactions 5. Compromised circulation 6. Hypertension |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Nausea 2. Vomiting 3. Vertigo 4. Abdominal pain 5. Diarrhoea 6. Muscle cramps 7. Precordial pain 8. Myocardial and intestinal ischaemia 9. High dosage may cause ergotism with gangrene and confusion |
| Pregnancy Category | X |
