tailieunhanh - Chapter 015. Headache (Part 8)

Table 15-5 Treatment of Acute Migraine Drug Trade Name Dosage Simple Analgesics Acetaminophen, caffeine aspirin, Excedrin Migraine Two tablets or caplets q6h (max 8 per day) NSAIDs Naproxen Aleve, Anaprox, generic 220–550 mg PO bid Ibuprofen Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, generic 400 mg PO q3–4h Tolfenamic acid Clotam Rapid 200 mg PO. May repeat x 1 after 1–2 h 5-HT1 Agonists Oral Ergotamine Ergomar One 2 mg sublingual tablet at onset and q1/2h (max 3 per day, 5 per week) Ergotamine 1 mg, Ercaf, One or two tablets caffeine 100 mg Wigraine at onset, then one tablet q1/2h (max 6 per day, 10 per week) Naratriptan Amerge mg tablet at onset; may repeat once after 4 h Rizatriptan Maxalt 5–10 mg tablet at onset; may repeat after 2 h Maxalt-MLT (max 30 mg/d) Sumatriptan Imitrex 50–100 mg tablet at onset; may repeat after 2 h (max. | Chapter 015. Headache Part 8 Table 15-5 Treatment of Acute Migraine Drug Trade Name Dosage Simple Analgesics Acetaminophen aspirin caffeine Excedrin Migraine Two tablets or caplets q6h max 8 per day NSAIDs Naproxen Aleve Anaprox generic 220-550 mg PO bid Ibuprofen Advil Motrin Nuprin generic 400 mg PO q3-4h Tolfenamic acid Clotam Rapid 200 mg PO. May repeat x 1 after 1-2 h 5-HT1 Agonists Oral Ergotamine Ergomar One 2 mg sublingual tablet at onset and q1 2h max 3 per day 5 per week Ergotamine 1 mg Ercaf One or two tablets caffeine 100 mg Wigraine at onset then one tablet q1 2h max 6 per day 10 per week Naratriptan Amerge mg tablet at onset may repeat once after 4 h Rizatriptan Maxalt Maxalt-MLT 5-10 mg tablet at onset may repeat after 2 h max 30 mg d Sumatriptan Imitrex 50-100 mg tablet at onset may repeat after 2 h max 200 mg d Frovatriptan Frova mg tablet at onset may repeat after 2 h max 5 mg d