Triptans are absent from the World Health Organization list of essential medicines
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Triptans are notably missing from the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines, a gap that experts have called to be addressed to improve global access for migraine treatment.
Evidence for · 2
Comparative effects of drug interventions for the acute management of migraine episodes in adults: systematic review and network meta-analysis.
2024 · cited by 42
The authors explicitly state that triptans are absent from the WHO List of Essential Medicines and recommend their inclusion.
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The World Health Organization's Essential Diagnostics List
2019 · cited by 6
The paper notes the lack of neurologic treatments on the WHO EML, specifically mentioning the absence of commonly used medications for migraine such as triptans.