Pattern of sumatriptan use and overuse in general practice

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 353-355

  Ottervanger, J P ^a,b   Valkenburg, H A ^b   Grobbee, D E ^b   Stricker, B H Ch ^a,b  

^a Netherlands Ctr Monitoring A   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Migraine; Overuse; Pharmacoepidemiology; Postmarketing surveillance; Sumatriptan

Indexed keywords

SUMATRIPTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CLUSTER HEADACHE; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SUMATRIPTAN;

EID: 0029900178     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050122     Document Type: Article

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