#95 From Headache to Happiness, How to treat a migraine

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- Acetaminophen 1,000 mg (2,942 patients):1 NNT 5, 12
- Aspirin 1,000 mg (4,222 patients):2 NNT 5, 9
- Ibuprofen 400 mg (2,575 patients):3 NNT 4, 8
- Naproxen 500 mg or 850 mg (2,149 patients):4 NNT 6, 12
- Sumatriptan 50 mg PO (8,102 patients)5 NNT 4, 7
- Sumatriptan 100 mg PO (7,811 patients):5 NNT 4, 5
- Sumatriptan 50-85 mg + Naproxen 500 mg (7,345 patients):6 NNT 4, 5
- AAC was superior on weighted sum pain relief score at two hours, p<0.03.
- AAC was more effective for sum of pain intensity reduction and mean pain relief at both two and four hours, p<0.05.
- Actual number of patients achieving relief or pain free was not reported for either trial of AAC.
- Sumatriptan 100 mg was superior for pain free at two hours, NNT=10.
- While the acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine combination is available in the United States, it is not available in Canada. The individual components, however, are.
- Generic sumatriptan 100 mg is approximately 50 times the cost of all components of AAC combined.
- Up to 7% of patients who use triptans will experience “Triptan Syndrome,” which may include chest and neck tightness, heaviness, paresthesias, and chest pain—but is not associated with cardiac outcomes.10
Triptan syndrome only occurs about 7% of people.
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