ArticleWorld journal of emergency medicine2017
The presenting and prescribing patterns of migraine in an Australian emergency department: A descriptive exploratory study.
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- Reduction of opioid and barbiturate use following initiation of rimegepant for migraine in the United States.Headache · 2026Article
- Impact of codeine rescheduling on prescribing of codeine and other opioids: Interrupted time series analyses using Australian general practice data.British journal of clinical pharmacology · 2025Article
- Trends and prescribing patterns of antimigraine medicines in nine major cities in China from 2018 to 2022: a retrospective prescription analysis.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Article
- An Evaluation of Medication Prescribing Patterns for Acute Migraine in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Analysis of treatment cost and persistence among migraineurs: A two-year retrospective cohort study in Pakistan.PloS one · 2021Article
- Comparison between intravenous morphine versus fentanyl in acute pain relief in drug abusers with acute limb traumatic injury.World journal of emergency medicine · 2019Article
- An Updated List of Neuromedicinal Plants of Pakistan, Their Uses, and Phytochemistry.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019Review
- The Role of Genetic Polymorphisms in Chronic Pain Patients.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018Review
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Abstract
backgroundMigraine is a common neurological condition that frequently presents to the emergency department (ED). Many medications are available to treat migraine. This study aims to characterize the demographics of patients who present to a large metropolitan ED with migraine, and to identify the medications used in treating this condition.
methodsThis study is a retrospective database interrogation of clinical records, used to collect quantitative data on patient demographics and medication prescriptions in the ED.
resultsA total of 2 228 patients were identified as being treated for migraine over a 10-year period. The proportion of the ED population presenting with migraine steadily increased in this time. Females (71%) more commonly presented to the ED with migraine than males. The migraine population was significantly younger (
conclusionMigraine is an increasingly common presentation to the ED. People presenting to the ED with migraine are more likely to be younger and female than the general ED population. Peak presentations for migraines occurred in January and February. The medications that are prescribed in the ED for migraine is varied and are not always in line with current evidence for the treatment of migraine. The excessive reliance on opiates and lack of the use of triptans denotes a significant variation from published guidelines.
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