Naratriptan
Also called Colatan and Naramig.
A triptan used to stop a migraine attack once it has started. It is slower and longer-acting than most of its class.
Sources and notes
- The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
- Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / Wikidata
- Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
- 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
- 3D modelfrom sourcePubChem 3D conformerLoaded after the page has painted, and on a phone only when you ask for it; the 2D drawing shows until it arrives.
Where you encounter it
Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf.
Sources and notes
- The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.
Explore its structure
Choose a part to light it up.
A sulfur carrying two oxygens and a nitrogen, written SO2N. It is a polar, sturdy group, the one the sulfa drugs are named for.
From: standard chemistry.
A nitrogen bonded to three carbons, with no hydrogen of its own. Its spare pair of electrons can still pick up a hydrogen ion, so a tertiary amine is a base.
From: standard chemistry.
Rings joined where they share atoms, or a single ring standing alone. Atoms in a ring are held in place, so this part keeps its shape while chains around it can bend.
From: standard chemistry.
Sources and notes
- The drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKitThe page's one shipped drawing, with the chosen part lit in amber under it.
- The partscomputedFound by ruleEach part is found by a chemical pattern, never picked by hand atom by atom; its words say where they come from.
Compare a related molecule
Sumatriptan
Naratriptan
Sumatriptan acts fast and clears in about 2.5 hours, while naratriptan is slower to start and lasts longer, with a half-life near 6 hours.
Sumatriptan vs Naratriptan, side by sideSources and notes
- The sentencefrom sourceMoleculeFinder comparison notesThe pair's answer line.
- The two drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKitThe two drawings side by side.
Properties and sources
Calculated by PubChem
- Molecular formula
- C17H25N3O2S
- Molecular weight
- 335.5 g/mol
- XLogP3octanol/water, log units
- 2
- Polar surface areatopological
- 73.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Rotatable bonds
- 5
- Complexity
- 483
Reported Licence
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Naratriptan for human use (ANDA 090381, authorized July 7, 2010). Drugs@FDA
Groups it belongs to
- Category
- Prescription medicine
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Questions
- What is Naratriptan?
- A triptan used to stop a migraine attack once it has started. It is slower and longer-acting than most of its class.
- What kind of molecule is Naratriptan?
- Naratriptan has the formula C17H25N3O2S and a molecular weight of 335.5 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under triptan, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
- Who licenses Naratriptan as a medicine?
- The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Naratriptan for human use (ANDA 090381, authorized July 7, 2010). from source
Sources and notes
- Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
- Licencefrom sourceDrugs@FDARead 2026-10-21.
- Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09
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- Compared side by sidefrom sourceMoleculeFinder comparison notesA molecule we compare it with on its own page.
- The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit