Treatment patterns and medication adherence among newly diagnosed patients with migraine: a drug utilisation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Prophylactic drugs currently used for migraine treatment are not specific. Furthermore, few studies in existing literature describe drugs utilisation patterns and adherence to migraine prophylactic treatment. This study is aimed to describe utilisation patterns of migraine drugs, evaluate adherence to prophylactic medications and investigate drug-related costs.

Design

Retrospective population-based study using an administrative health-related database.

Setting

Primary care setting in the Campania region, Southern Italy.

Participants

This study was carried out between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2018, involving 12 894 subjects with any primary or secondary hospital discharge with migraine diagnosis, or at least two medical dispensations of migraine

SUBMITTER: Orlando V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7643506 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature