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Papers: 7 Mar 2020 - 13 Mar 2020


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development

PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2020 Mar 05


Cephalalgia

Acute treatment patterns in patients with migraine newly initiating a triptan.

Authors

Lipton RB, Marcus SC, Shewale AR, Dodick DW, Viswanathan HN, Doshi JA
Cephalalgia. 2020 Mar 05:333102420905307.
PMID: 32138526.

Abstract

Triptans are the most commonly used acute treatment for migraine. This study evaluated real-world treatment patterns following an initial triptan prescription to understand refill rates and use of non-triptan medications for the acute treatment of migraine.