What are effective medical treatments for adults with acute migraine?

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 530-532

  Clinch, C Randall ^a   Kesler, Ellen ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DICHLORALPHENAZONE; DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; EXCEDRIN; IBUPROFEN; ISOMETHEPTENE MUCATE; KETOPROFEN; KETOROLAC; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NAPROXEN; NARATRIPTAN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SUMATRIPTAN; TOLFENAMIC ACID; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE; VALPROIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT;

DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MIGRAINE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESICS; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745170063     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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