Skip to main content

Table 4 Recommendations of the DMKG, DGN, ÖKG and SKG for self-medication with migraine-prophylactics

From: Self-medication of migraine and tension-type headache: summary of the evidence-based recommendations of the Deutsche Migräne und Kopfschmerzgesellschaft (DMKG), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie (DGN), the Österreichische Kopfschmerzgesellschaft (ÖKSG) and the Schweizerische Kopfwehgesellschaft (SKG)

Drug

Quality of scientific evidence

Scientific evidence of efficacy

Clinical impression of effectiveness

Clinical impression of tolerability

Commentary

Recommendation for self-medication

Cyclandelat

D

0

+

++

 

Only in individual cases

Petasites

C

+

++

++

 

Only in individual cases