HealthDay News — In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Physicians (ACP) and published online March 18 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, recommendations are presented for the ...

and carefully selected acute treatments. The study results don’t suggest that newer medications have no place in migraine treatment. Rather, they indicate that established options deserve ...

Migraine is a common neurological syndrome that affects approximately 10–20% of the population. The pathophysiology of migraine is unclear. 5-hydroxytriptamine is a key mediator in the ...

Zavegepant was effective in relieving acute migraine symptoms, with a safety profile similar to other oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonists.

A migraine cocktail is a term that’s used to describe a combination of medications that can help you find relief from a migraine attack. It’s estimated that 1 in 7 adults in the United States ...

“The ACP recommendations, for the most part, align with the 2024 International Headache Society (IHS) recommendations for acute migraine treatment with a key exception: The IHS recommends ...

ACP also provides guidance to clinicians to consider counseling nonpregnant adults to begin treatment for acute migraine headache as soon as possible after its onset by utilizing combination ...

ACP’s guidance on treating acute episodic migraines centers around combination therapy through a triptan. ACP also recommends prescribing less costly medications and suggesting lifestyle changes ...

While medications are often a go-to for relief ... While caffeine may occasionally help thwart an acute migraine attack when combined with pain relievers, Reeder warns that people with migraine ...

For example, only 14% of Black people with migraine receive prescriptions for acute migraine medications compared to 37% of white people. When Shaw first complained of headaches, her physician ...

In this rapid review, patients valued effectiveness for treating pain more highly than other attributes such as avoiding harm and reducing other migraine symptoms. 2. However, avoiding harm was also ...

The American College of Physicians has provided a clinical guideline for migraine treatment, recommending the addition of triptan to NSAID or acetaminophen to treat moderate-to-severe acute ...