Table 2 Japanese headache recurrence rate data [12, 24–27]
Drug | Dose (mg/time) | Formulation | Recurrence rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sumatriptan [25] | 3 | Subcutaneous injection | 54.8 [n = 31] |
Zolmitriptan [12] | 2.5 | Oral tablet | 13.0 [n = 30] |
Eletriptan [26] | 20 | Oral tablet | 10.0 [n = 51] |
40 | Oral tablet | 17.0 [n = 52] | |
80 | Oral tablet | 14.0 [n = 59] | |
Rizatriptan [24] | 10 | Oral tablet | 31.7 [n = 41] |
10 | RPD oral tablet | 46.9 [n = 32] | |
Naratritpan [27] | 1 | Oral tablet | 24.3 [n = 74] |
2.5 | Oral tablet | 11.9 [n = 84] |