Treatment Patterns for and Characteristics of Headache in Children and Adolescents Aged 6–17 Years in Japan: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis of Health Insurance Claims Data

Treatment Patterns for and Characteristics of Headache in Children and Adolescents Aged 6–17 Years in Japan: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis of Health Insurance Claims Data

Objective: To investigate the prescription patterns for patients aged 6–17 years with headaches in the REZULT database. Methods: We cross-sectionally investigated (Study 1) the pattern of prescription and the proportion of triptan overprescription (≥30 tablets/90 d of triptans) among patients diagno...

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Main Authors: Masahito Katsuki, Yasuhiko Matsumori, Taisuke Ichihara, Yuya Yamada, Shin Kawamura, Kenta Kashiwagi, Akihito Koh, Tetsuya Goto, Kazuma Kaneko, Naomichi Wada, Fuminori Yamagishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Life
Subjects:
migraine
pediatric
acute mediations
triptans
medication overuse headache
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/1/96

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