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Pharmacy databases are a valid source for identification of treatment response in migraine, a recent study found. In a clinical cohort, 1913 migraineurs were interviewed using a semi-structured interview to retrieve treatment response data for acute and prophylactic migraine drugs. Researchers assessed whether number or purchases at different thresholds could predict the specificity and sensitivity of treatment response. The found:
- Purchase of drugs was significantly associated with treatment response.
- Specifically, for migraine drugs, it was concluded that 10 purchases of triptans, or 4 purchases of prophylactic drugs, are sufficient to predict a positive treatment response.
- In the Danish pharmacy database, 73% of migraine patients had purchased 10 or more triptans, while 55% to 63% had purchased 1 or more of the 4 prophylactic drugs.
Hansen TF, Chalmer MA, Haspang TM, Kogelman L, Olesen J. Predicting treatment response using pharmacy register in migraine. J Headache Pain. 2019;20(1):31. doi:10.1186/s10194-019-0987-y.
Pharmacy databases are a valid source for identification of treatment response in migraine, a recent study found. In a clinical cohort, 1913 migraineurs were interviewed using a semi-structured interview to retrieve treatment response data for acute and prophylactic migraine drugs. Researchers assessed whether number or purchases at different thresholds could predict the specificity and sensitivity of treatment response. The found:
- Purchase of drugs was significantly associated with treatment response.
- Specifically, for migraine drugs, it was concluded that 10 purchases of triptans, or 4 purchases of prophylactic drugs, are sufficient to predict a positive treatment response.
- In the Danish pharmacy database, 73% of migraine patients had purchased 10 or more triptans, while 55% to 63% had purchased 1 or more of the 4 prophylactic drugs.
Hansen TF, Chalmer MA, Haspang TM, Kogelman L, Olesen J. Predicting treatment response using pharmacy register in migraine. J Headache Pain. 2019;20(1):31. doi:10.1186/s10194-019-0987-y.
Pharmacy databases are a valid source for identification of treatment response in migraine, a recent study found. In a clinical cohort, 1913 migraineurs were interviewed using a semi-structured interview to retrieve treatment response data for acute and prophylactic migraine drugs. Researchers assessed whether number or purchases at different thresholds could predict the specificity and sensitivity of treatment response. The found:
- Purchase of drugs was significantly associated with treatment response.
- Specifically, for migraine drugs, it was concluded that 10 purchases of triptans, or 4 purchases of prophylactic drugs, are sufficient to predict a positive treatment response.
- In the Danish pharmacy database, 73% of migraine patients had purchased 10 or more triptans, while 55% to 63% had purchased 1 or more of the 4 prophylactic drugs.
Hansen TF, Chalmer MA, Haspang TM, Kogelman L, Olesen J. Predicting treatment response using pharmacy register in migraine. J Headache Pain. 2019;20(1):31. doi:10.1186/s10194-019-0987-y.