Determinantes del uso de los fármacos con indicación para la profilaxis de la migraña en España / Determinants of prophylactic migraine therapy in Spain
Rev. neurol. (Ed. impr.)
; Rev. neurol. (Ed. impr.);45(9): 513-518, 1 nov., 2007. ilus, tab
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La migraña interfiere de forma relevante en la calidad de vida de los enfermos y, en aquéllos con ineficaciade la medicación sintomática o mayor número de crisis, la profilaxis es una opción a tener en cuenta. Objetivo. Evaluar las características de los pacientes que inician tratamiento profiláctico antimigrañoso. Pacientes y métodos. Se realizó una encuesta epidemiológica multicéntrica en 110 consultas neurológicas ambulatorias y hospitalarias con pacientes adultosde ambos sexos que necesitasen medicación profiláctica antimigrañosa. La intensidad del dolor se midió en tres categorías: leve, moderado y grave. La discapacidad se midió con el cuestionario Migraine Disability Assesment Scale (MIDAS). Resultados.Se consideraron válidos para el análisis a 735 pacientes con migraña que iniciaron tratamiento profiláctico. En el mes anterior, los enfermos presentaron una media de 9,7 días con migraña, y en el 32% los episodios duraron más de 24 horas. El 50% refería discapacidad laboral o doméstica por la migraña, con una puntuación media de 15,1 en el MIDAS (grado III).El 48% de los pacientes había recibido algún tratamiento profiláctico previo, y los fármacos utilizados con mayor frecuencia eran flunaricina, propranolol y amitriptilina. En la visita del estudio, los fármacos profilácticos que se prescribieron con mayorfrecuencia fueron topiramato, flunaricina, propranolol y amitriptilina. Conclusiones. El presente estudio revela que el inicio de profilaxis está determinado en la mayoría de los casos por una frecuencia elevada de crisis. En la prescripción de fármacosprofilácticos se observa un cambio de tendencia terapéutica, pasando del uso de flunaricina y propranolol, al incremento de uso de topiramato
Migraine interferes with the quality of life of patients. Prophylactic medication is an option to beconsidered in cases showing inefficiency of symptomatic medication or an increase in the number of attacks. Aim. To evaluate the characteristics of patients that start on prophylactic treatment for migraine. Patients and methods. A multicenter epidemiologic survey was conducted in 110 neurological outpatient clinics and hospitals among adult patients of both sexes who required prophylactic treatment for migraine. Pain intensity was measured through a three-categoryscale: mild, moderate, or severe. Daily disability was measured by a disability questionnaire. Results. A total of 735 patients with migraine who had started prophylactic treatment were considered valid for the analysis. The patients reported an average of 9.7 days with migraine in the previous month, 32% of the episodes lasting more than 24 hours. Half of the patients referred working or home disability due to migraine with a total average score of 15.1 on the disability scale(grade III). A 48% of the patients had previously received prophylactic treatment, the medications most commonly prescribed being flunarizine, propranolol and amitriptyline. At the study visit, the most commonly prescribed medications were topiramate, flunarizine, propranolol, and amitriptyline. Conclusions. Our study reveals that starting prophylactic treatmentis in the majority of cases due to a high attack frequency. A clear evolution is being observed in prophylactic medication prescription, with a shift from flunarizine or propranolol to topiramate, which is prescribed more frequently nowadays
Migraine interferes with the quality of life of patients. Prophylactic medication is an option to beconsidered in cases showing inefficiency of symptomatic medication or an increase in the number of attacks. Aim. To evaluate the characteristics of patients that start on prophylactic treatment for migraine. Patients and methods. A multicenter epidemiologic survey was conducted in 110 neurological outpatient clinics and hospitals among adult patients of both sexes who required prophylactic treatment for migraine. Pain intensity was measured through a three-categoryscale: mild, moderate, or severe. Daily disability was measured by a disability questionnaire. Results. A total of 735 patients with migraine who had started prophylactic treatment were considered valid for the analysis. The patients reported an average of 9.7 days with migraine in the previous month, 32% of the episodes lasting more than 24 hours. Half of the patients referred working or home disability due to migraine with a total average score of 15.1 on the disability scale(grade III). A 48% of the patients had previously received prophylactic treatment, the medications most commonly prescribed being flunarizine, propranolol and amitriptyline. At the study visit, the most commonly prescribed medications were topiramate, flunarizine, propranolol, and amitriptyline. Conclusions. Our study reveals that starting prophylactic treatmentis in the majority of cases due to a high attack frequency. A clear evolution is being observed in prophylactic medication prescription, with a shift from flunarizine or propranolol to topiramate, which is prescribed more frequently nowadays
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06-national
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ES
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Migraine Disorders
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Anticonvulsants
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. neurol. (Ed. impr.)
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article