Migraine prophylaxis
Migraine prophylaxis · ICD-10: G43.909
Symptoms
- • Throbbing, often one-sided headache
- • Nausea and vomiting
- • Sensitivity to light and sound
- • Aura: blind spots, zigzag lines, blurred vision
Drugs and regimens
Episodic migraine prevention, adults — 10, 30 or 60 mg once daily
Chronic migraine prevention, adults — 60 mg once daily
Migraine prophylaxis — adults: 250 mg twice daily
Migraine prevention, adults — 100 mg IV infusion over 30 min every 3 months (some 300 mg)
Adult migraine prevention — 70 mg once MONTHLY (some 140 mg)
Migraine prevention; vertigo
Migraine prevention — 225 mg SC monthly (adults; children 6–17 y ≥45 kg for episodic)
Migraine prevention, adults — 675 mg every 3 months (three consecutive 225 mg injections)
Migraine prevention — 240 mg load, then 120 mg monthly
Chronic migraine prophylaxis — 155 Units IM (5 Units per site across 7 head/neck areas)
Migraine prophylaxis — adults: 80 mg/day divided
Episodic migraine prevention — 75 mg every other day
Migraine prevention — ≥12 y: target 50 mg twice daily (after titration)