Prochlorperazine for treatment of acute migraines in adults.

Prochlorperazine for treatment of acute migraines in adults.
Acad Emerg Med. 2019 Oct 08;:
Authors: Long B, Koyfman A, Gottlieb M
Abstract
Migraine headache results in over 1 million emergency department visits per year in the United States.1-3 Several treatments have been offered to treat the headache.4-6 Prochlorperazine has been tested in randomized trials and, despite adverse effects such as dystonic reactions several societies recommend its use.4,6.
PMID: 31592565 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - October 7, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Long B, Koyfman A, Gottlieb M Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research