Migraine Treatment in Emergency Departments of Brazil: A Retrospective Study of 2 Regions.

CONCLUSIONS: Dipyrone and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories were the most used drugs, but nearly half received opioids. More efficient drugs were poorly used. Considering the number of patients leaving the hospital with headache relief, a changing treatment paradigm should be carried out in Brazil.
PMID: 33107599 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Headache - October 27, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Krymchantowski A, Jevoux C, Silva-Néto RP, Krymchantowski AG Tags: Headache Source Type: research