Case scenario

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Maggie, 34 years old, comes into the pharmacy requesting treatment for migraine, previously diagnosed by a doctor.

She typically experiences 1–2 attacks per month and wants something simple and fast-acting to help relieve the pain when it presents. She has previously taken paracetamol but found that it didn’t help on its own.

Learning objectives

After reading this article, pharmacists should be able to:

  • Describe common types of headache
  • Discuss assessment of a patient with symptoms of headache
  • Describe supportive measures in managing headache and migraine
  • Discuss pharmacological management options for treatment of headache and migraine.

Competency standards (2016) addressed: 1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5

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