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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. Amitriptyline General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 25 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
  3. Bisoprolol General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    • Oral > Solid: 1.25 mg; 5 mg
    Indications
    Migraine
  4. Eletriptan General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 40 mg
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to sumatriptan for Migraine
  5. Eptinezumab General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fremanezumab for Chronic migraine
  6. Erenumab General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fremanezumab for Chronic migraine
  7. Fremanezumab General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    • Parenteral > General injections > SC: 225 mg per 1.5 mL in pre-filled syringe
    Indications
    Chronic migraine
  8. Galcanezumab General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to fremanezumab for Chronic migraine
  9. 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
  10. Naproxen General information
    Section
    Medicines for acute migraine attacks
    Indications
    Therapeutic equivalent to ibuprofen for Migraine
  11. 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
  12. Prednisolone General information
    Section
    Medicines for cluster headache
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 25 mg; 5 mg
    Indications
    Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
  13. Propranolol General information
    Section
    Medicines for migraine prophylaxis
    • Oral > Solid > tablet: 40 mg (hydrochloride); 10 mg (hydrochloride)
    Indications
    Migraine
  14. 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
  15. 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