Medication class | UK (NÂ =Â 1,070) | France (NÂ =Â 1,461) | Germany (NÂ =Â 1,449) | Italy (NÂ =Â 976) | Spain (NÂ =Â 699)a | |||||
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CM (n = 57) | EM (n = 1,013) | CM (n = 57) | EM (n = 1,404) | CM (n = 52) | EM (n = 1,397) | CM (n = 55) | EM (n = 921) | CM (n = 55) | EM (n = 644) | |
Over the counter or other prescription medication used (% yes) | 66.70 | 75.90 | 87.70 | 71.90 | 44.20 | 49.20 | 83.60 | 64.00 | 90.90 | 61.80 |
Acute Medication Use (% yes) | 57.90 | 63.70 | 52.60 | 47.60 | 34.60 | 45.80 | 56.40 | 35.50 | 87.30 | 59.20 |
 Combination with Opioids (% yes) | 45.60 | 49.50 | 31.60 | 34.30 | 13.50 | 14.00 | 30.90 | 17.20 | 49.10 | 23.00 |
  Mean days (SD) | 20.43 (8.70) | 7.08 (6.95) | 15.55 (10.02) | 5.80 (5.38) | 12.33 (9.46) | 5.72 (4.97) | 13.00 (10.67) | 4.83 (4.58) | 15.84 (9.07) | 4.52 (4.55) |
 Combination without Opioids (% yes) | 7.00 | 10.00 | N/A | N/A | 5.80 | 6.90 | 12.70 | 6.40 | 10.90 | 5.00 |
  Mean days (SD) | 16.25 (9.60) | 5.33 (5.00) | N/A | N/A | 10.00 (0.00) | 5.15 (4.59) | 15.00 (13.91) | 5.49 (5.45) | 21.67 (5.69) | 5.70 (6.82) |
 Ergotamines (% yes) | N/A | N/A | 3.50 | 1.90 | N/A | N/A | 14.50 | 3.40 | 20.00 | 9.80 |
  Mean days (SD) | N/A | N/A | 17.50 (14.85) | 18.26 (11.83) | N/A | N/A | 8.60 (6.99) | 5.00 (4.58) | 15.43 (9.76) | 4.02 (3.50) |
 NSAIDS (% yes) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 | 0.40 | 10.90 | 7.90 | 78.20 | 49.40 |
  Mean days (SD) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | – | 7.50 (3.32) | 12.00 (5.29) | 5.03 (4.84) | 17.72 (9.62) | 6.08 (5.55) |
 Simple analgesics (% yes) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26.90 | 37.10 | N/A | N/A | 16.40 | 12.00 |
  Mean days (SD) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16.80 (10.75) | 6.68 (5.94) | N/A | N/A | 11.00 (9.56) | 3.43 (3.65) |
 Triptans (% yes) | 28.10 | 24.50 | 26.30 | 20.80 | 5.80 | 14.50 | 21.80 | 15.10 | 29.10 | 16.50 |
  Mean days (SD) | 12.18 (7.19) | 5.22 (5.28) | 11.67 (9.53) | 4.31 (4.79) | 14.50 (16.26) | 4.85 (4.59) | 10.70 (9.36) | 4.80 (5.14) | 11.93 (8.87) | 3.82 (4.32) |
Preventive (% yes) | 31.60 | 27.60 | 19.30 | 9.00 | 9.60 | 10.20 | 3.60 | 4.10 | 23.60 | 7.50 |
 Antidepressants (% yes) | 22.80 | 17.60 | 1.80 | 2.00 | 7.70 | 7.20 | N/A | N/A | 7.30 | 2.50 |
  Mean days (SD) | 28.00 (0.00) | 23.16 (8.97) | 28.00b | 13.96 (11.91) | 12.50 (10.61) | 13.78 (10.72) | N/A | N/A | 24.50 (7.00) | 18.14 (11.88) |
 Antiepileptics (% yes) | 8.80 | 5.00 | 5.30 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 1.50 | 9.10 | 3.00 |
  Mean days (SD) | 28.00 (0.00) | 21.58 (10.27) | 28.00 (0.00) | 17.70 (11.33) | – | 15.82 (12.01) | 2.00b | 4.57 (4.13) | 20.60 (8.59) | 20.53 (10.29) |
 Beta blockers and calcium channel blockers (% yes) | 10.50 | 5.70 | 10.50 | 3.80 | 1.90 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 12.70 | 3.10 |
  Mean days (SD) | 28.00 (0.00) | 23.19 (9.14) | 23.40 (10.29) | 22.24 (10.44) | 10.00b | 21.31 (10.88) | – | 13.14 (11.20) | 18.80 (12.77) | 16.95 (12.32) |
 Serotonergic (% yes) | 7.00 | 5.10 | 3.50 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 1.60 | N/A | N/A |
  Mean days (SD) | 21.50 (13.00) | 23.43 (9.21) | 21.00 (9.90) | 15.23 (11.96) | – | 8.00b | – | 8.73 (9.95) | N/A | N/A |
Other drugs (% yes) | 38.60 | 32.30 | 63.20 | 37.60 | 19.20 | 16.80 | 50.90 | 36.20 | 16.40 | 14.60 |
 Mean days (SD) | 22.29 (7.63) | 7.92 (8.39) | 19.50 (7.36) | 6.85 (6.66) | 17.75 (9.82) | 6.73 (7.04) | 16.45 (7.89) | 7.02 (7.08) | 19.71 (10.50) | 6.84 (6.42) |
Do not know the medication name (% yes) | 0.00 | 1.10 | 3.50 | 2.90 | 1.90 | 0.50 | 3.60 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 0.30 |
 Mean days (SD) | – | 7.89 (11.43) | 28.00b | 6.32 (5.50) | – | 7.25 (4.50) | 21.50 (9.19) | 8.04 (8.80) | – | 2.00b |
Total medications | ||||||||||
 Mean (SD) | 2.68 (1.16) | 2.18 (1.28) | 1.72 (0.88) | 1.56 (0.87) | 2.04 (1.02) | 2.23 (1.31) | 2.07 (2.11) | 1.63 (1.54) | 3.36 (1.79) | 2.62 (1.58) |
 Minimum–maximum | 1–6 | 1–22 | 1–4 | 1–10 | 1–4 | 1–10 | 1–15 | 1–22 | 1–8 | 1–13 |
 Median | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Number of classes of medications usedc | ||||||||||
 Mean (SD) | 2.53 (1.11) | 1.99 (0.96) | 1.70 (0.84) | 1.50 (0.71) | 1.87 (0.92) | 2.06 (1.07) | 1.78 (0.89) | 1.49 (0.86) | 2.74 (1.41) | 2.25 (1.14) |
 Minimum–maximum | 1–5 | 1–8 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 1–8 | 1–6 | 1–7 |
 Median | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |