Between old drugs & New approaches for acute migraine: Utilization pattern of migraine medications on patients in private & Public care hospitals in Hail City

Abstract

Migraines are a common cause of permanent patient visits to public and private clinics. The symptoms that drive patients to clinics are often intolerable from pain anomaly and medications do not give any quick effect to reduce pain. This study aims to provide updated knowledge about old drugs & new approaches for the treatment of acute migraine and to know the extent to which it can benefit from the pattern of anti-migraine medications that are used to treat patients in Hail clinics. The study was supposed to be conducted in clinics where migraine patients are the visitors in the Hail city hospitals, but because of the difficulties faced by the students, data collected by interviewing the participants using preformed questionnaires online to patients who had already diagnosed with acute migraine in hail city hospitals. Based on the categories of medications used, we have found that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and Painkillers are the most widely used drugs among acute migraine patients. The results indicate that the prescription pattern is inconsistent with the modern drugs and does not adhere to the guidelines of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Headache Society (AHS) practice for treating acute migraines. Looking to the future, it is important to consider our results to ensure that the best information is provided from the guidelines of different primary care physicians to ensure optimal use of anti-migraine medication.

Keywords

• acute migraine
• anti-migraine medications
• new approaches for acute migraine
• the prescription pattern
• guidelines