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Table 3 Acute OTC and prescription medications respondents would usually use when they had migraine attacks1

From: Real-world use of over-the-counter medications by patients with migraine in Japan: results from the OVERCOME (Japan) 2nd study

 

Overall respondents with migraine

Respondents who consulted doctors for migraine in the past year

 

Total (n = 17,094)2

Total (n = 5449)2

Any OTC drug, n (%)

12,858 (75.2)

2923 (53.6)

Any prescribed acute drug, n (%)

5591 (32.7)

3394 (62.3)

 Any prescribed acute drug + any OTC drug3

1969 (35.2)

1063 (31.3)

Any triptan, n (%)

1001 (5.9)

899 (16.5)

 Any triptan + any OTC drug4

271 (27.1)

236 (26.3)

Any prescribed NSAID, n (%)

3159 (18.5)

1757 (32.2)

 Any prescribed NSAID + any OTC drug containing NSAIDs5,6

1261 (39.9)

637 (36.3)

Any prescribed acetaminophen, n (%)

933 (5.5)

494 (9.1)

 Any prescribed acetaminophen + any OTC drug containing acetaminophen5,7

103 (11.0)

67 (13.6)

  1. 1 Respondents answered this question in the survey - “Please choose the medications you usually take for pain or during a headache attack, when you have a migraine/headache attack. If you use a combination of two or more medications, please check multiple options.” 2 Respondents who used any acute medication in the past year. 3 Proportion calculated from the number of respondents on any prescribed acute drug i.e., 5591 or 3394, respectively. 4 Proportion calculated from the number of respondents on any triptan i.e., 1001 or 899, respectively. 5 Includes combination analgesics. 6 Proportion calculated from the number of respondents on any prescribed NSAID i.e., 3159 or 1757, respectively. 7 Proportion calculated from the number of respondents on any prescribed acetaminophen i.e., 933 or 494, respectively
  2. Abbreviations: n – Sample size, NSAID – Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug, OTC – Over-the-counter
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