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Gynergen

American  
[jin-er-jin, -jen, gahy-ner-, jahy-ner-] / ˈdʒɪn ər dʒɪn, -ˌdʒɛn, ˈgaɪ nər-, ˈdʒaɪ nər- /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
  1. a brand of ergotamine.


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The compound was brought to market in 1921 as Gynergen®.

From Scientific American

If a patient can scent it in advance, a dose of the drug gynergen will nip a migraine headache in the bud; once the throbbing begins, this medicine is useless.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gynergen often produces jitters, vomiting, circulatory disturbances in the fingers and toes.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Gynergen, derived from ergot, a drug used to stimulate uterine contractions in childbirth, is almost a disease in itself.

From Time Magazine Archive