Treatment Patterns and Persistence Among Patients Newly Diagnosed With Migraine in South Korea: A Retrospective Analysis of Health Claims Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Migraine is one of the most common chronic neurological diseases worldwide. Although diverse treatment regimens have been recommended, there is insufficient evidence for which treatment patterns to apply in routine clinical settings.

Methods

We used nationwide claims data from South Korea for 2015-2021 to identify incident migraine patients with at least one prescription for migraine. Patients were categorized according to their initial treatment classes and followed up from the date of treatment initiation. Treatment regimens included prophylactic treatments (antidepressants, anticonvulsants, beta blockers, calcium-channel blockers, and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system [RAAS] inhibitors) and acute treatments (acetaminophen, antiemetics, aspirin, e

SUBMITTER: Kim KY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11372211 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature