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Model List of Essential Medicines

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5.1.5. Medicines for headache disorders
  1. Acetylsalicylic acid General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    • Oral > Solid: 300 to 500 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
  2. Eletriptan General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 40 mg
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to sumatriptan for Migraine
  3. Ibuprofen General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    • Oral > Liquid: 100 mg per 5 mL; 200 mg per 5 mL
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 200 mg; 400 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
  4. Naproxen General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ibuprofen for Migraine
  5. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    • Oral > Liquid: 125 mg per 5 mL; 120 mg per 5 mL; 250 mg per 5 mL
    • Local > Rectal > Suppository: 250 mg
    • Oral > Solid > dispersible tablet: 100 mg; 250 mg
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 250 mg; 325 mg; 500 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
  6. Prednisolone General information
    Section
    Medicines for cluster headache
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 25 mg; 5 mg
    Indications
    Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
  7. Propranolol General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 40 mg (hydrochloride); 10 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Migraine
  8. Sumatriptan General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 50 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
    Section
    Medicines for cluster headache
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 6 mg per 0.5 mL in pre-filled pen; 6 mg per 0.5 mL in pre-filled syringe
    Indications
    Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
  9. Verapamil General information
    Section
    Medicines for cluster headache
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 120 mg (hydrochloride) (immediate-release); 40 mg (hydrochloride) (immediate-release); 80 mg (hydrochloride) (immediate-release); 120 mg (hydrochloride) (extended-release); 180 mg (hydrochloride) (extended-release); 240 mg (hydrochloride) (extended-release)
    Indications
    Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias