Editing Sumatriptan (section)

==Medical uses==
Sumatriptan is effective for ending or relieving the intensity of [[migraine]] and [[cluster headache]]s.<ref name=Der2014/> It is most effective when taken early after the start of the pain.<ref name=Der2014>{{cite journal | vauthors = Derry CJ, Derry S, Moore RA | title = Sumatriptan (all routes of administration) for acute migraine attacks in adults - overview of Cochrane reviews | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2014 | issue = 5 | pages = CD009108 | date = May 2014 | pmid = 24865446 | pmc = 6469574 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD009108.pub2 }}</ref> Injected sumatriptan is more effective than other formulations.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Dahlöf CG | title = Sumatriptan: pharmacological basis and clinical results | journal = Current Medical Research and Opinion | volume = 17 | pages = s35–s45 | year = 2001 | issue = Suppl 1 | pmid = 12463276 | doi = 10.1185/0300799039117010 | url = http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429671_4 | access-date = 16 July 2016 | url-status = live | s2cid = 2355125 | df = dmy-all | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170217060845/http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/429671_4 | archive-date = 17 February 2017 | url-access = subscription }}</ref>

Oral sumatriptan can be used also in the treatment of post-dural puncture headache.<ref>{{cite journal| vauthors = Shaat AM, Abdalgaleil MM |date=1 January 2021|title=Is theophylline more effective than sumatriptan in the treatment of post-dural puncture headache? A randomized clinical trial|journal=Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia|volume=37|issue=1|pages=310–316|doi=10.1080/11101849.2021.1949195|issn=1110-1849|doi-access=free}}</ref>