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Table 8 Preventive medication against episodic migraine in a prioritized order and recommended doses for adult. Valproate should not be prescribed in women of childbearing age

From: Reference programme: diagnosis and treatment of headache disorders and facial pain. Danish Headache Society, 3rd edition, 2020

Drug

Daily dose

Metoprolol/propranolol

50–200 mg/40–240 mg

Candesartancilexetil

16 (24–32) mg

Topiramate

25–100 (200) mg

Amitriptyline

10–100 mg

Flunarizin

5–10 mg

Valproate

500–1800 mg

Lisinopril

20 mg

Pitzotifen

1.5–3 mg

Riboflavin

400 mg

Magnesium

360 mg