Treatment pattern and health care resource utilization for Taiwanese patients with migraine: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Given the substantial disease burden, appropriate and effective management of migraine is a public health priority. To gain insights into real-world migraine management practices in Taiwan, current treatment patterns, costs, and health care resource use were assessed.

Methods

This was a retrospective, longitudinal study using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. Included patients had an initial diagnosis of migraine (defined using International Classification of Diseases codes) between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2017. Data analyzed included demographics; the use, number, and type of acute and preventive medications; and drug and medical services costs. Data were stratified according to migraine type (chronic [CM] or episodic [EM] migraine).<

SUBMITTER: Wang YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10466390 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature