dihydroergotamine

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From dihydro +‎ ergotamine.

Noun[edit]

dihydroergotamine (countable and uncountable, plural dihydroergotamines)

  1. (pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.
    • 2009 May 27, Reuters, “Migraine Drug Gains in Test, and Shares in Its Maker Soar”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Levadex is an new inhaled version of dihydroergotamine, a drug used intravenously to treat migraines.
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