Table 5 Medication use in headache sufferers
Main headache type N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Medication | Migraine | Tension | Other | Headache |
Women | ||||
No medication | 40 (23) | 121 (40) | 9 (25) | 170 (34) |
OTC* | 72 (42) | 120 (40) | 23 (63) | 215 (42) |
Prescription | 49 (28) | 55 (19) | 3 (8) | 107 (21) |
Triptans | 8 (5) | 2 (1) | 1 (3) | 11 (2) |
Prophylaxis | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 (0) |
Men | ||||
No medication | 7 (16) | 32 (29) | 12 (40) | 51 (28) |
OTC* | 22 (49) | 56 (51) | 12 (40) | 90 (49) |
Prescription | 10 (22) | 21 (19) | 5 (17) | 36 (20) |
Triptans | 4 (9) | 0 | 0 (0) | 4 (2) |
Prophylaxis | 2 (4) | 0 | 1 (3) | 3 (2) |