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Duncan C, Watson D. Tackling medication overuse headache in primary care. Practitioner Sept 2018;262(1818):17-20

Tackling medication overuse headache in primary care

24 Sep 2018Pais-up subscribers

Medication overuse headache (MOH) occurs as a complication of the management of primary headache disorders, mainly migraine and tension type headache. MOH does not occur in cluster headache unless there is associated migraine. MOH is defined as headache occurring on 15 or more days per month, that has evolved in association with the frequent use of acute medication over a period of more than 3 months. Any medication used for the acute treatment of headache can cause MOH.

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