[Zolmitriptan]

One of the outstanding therapeutic revolutions of this last decade has been the introduction of selective serotonin agonists in the acute treatment of migraine. After sumatriptan, introduced in Belgium in 1992, other "triptans" are emerging. The efficacy and the pharmacoeconomic profile of zolmitriptan, the second "triptan" now available in Belgium, are reviewed and the arrival of a third triptan, naratriptan is announced.