Other causes include beta-blockers (used to treat high blood pressure), ergotamine preparations (used for migraine headaches), and certain agents used in cancer chemotherapy.

Drugs that are usually contraindicated in lactating women include amiodarone (Cordarone[R]), antineoplastic agents, bromocriptine (Parlodel[R]), chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin[R]), ergotamine (Wigraine[R], Cafergot[R], Ergostat[R], Ergomar[R], D.H.E.

Because ergotamine tartrate and dihydroergotamine (DHE 45) can cause nausea and vomiting, they may be combined with anti-nausea drugs.

acid diethylamide or LSD is chemically related to ergotamine) that makes

Ergot contains the potent toxin ergotamine, the consumption of which induces hallucinations, bizarre behavior, and violent muscle twitching.

Two hundred milligrams of seed flour, to which 2 [micro]g of ergotamine was added as internal standard (Sigma Chemicals Co., St.

But for more severe migraine sufferers, prescription medicines such as ergotamine, dihydroergotamine, sumatriptan, zolmitriptan, naratriptan, rizatriptan, almotriptan and fravatriptan may prove more effective.

by altering serotonin transmission through the use of serotonin receptor agonists (e.g., sumatriptan), lithium (e.g., lithium carbonate), tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., imipramine) or ergotamine alkaloids (e.g., dihydroergotamine mesylate, methysergide).

The following drugs should not be combined with ritonavir: bepridil (Vascor), amiodarone (Cordarone), flecainide (Tambocor), propafenone (Rythmol), quinidine (Quinidex), simvastatin (Zocor), lovastatin (Mevacor), cisapride (Propulsid), clozapine (Clozaril), midazolam (Versed), triazolam (Halcion), dihydroergotamine (DHE 45) and ergotamine (Cafergot).

Currently, the import of ergotamine, ergometrine, pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, and lysergic acid is conditional with the recommendation from the Narcotics Division.

Ergotamine has been used successfully for over 60 years to treat migraine.