A patient comes to the clinic and tells you she might be pregnant. She has migraine headaches. The physician prescribes dihydroergotamine (DHE 45). You explain to the patient that this drug is being used because of which of the following reasons?
1. This agent dilates vessels in migraine headaches.
2. This agent does not have oxytocic effects.
3. This agent has no toxic effects.
4. This agent does not cause dependence.
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The drug causes cerebral vasculature to constrict, but it does not have an oxytocic effect and can be used during pregnancy.
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