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Domenico D'Amico¹

¹Clinical Neurosciences Department, Carlo Besta Neurological Institute IRCCS Foundation, Via Celoria 11, 20133 Milan, Italy. damico.d@istituto-besta.it

Neurological Sciences : Official Journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology

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Summary

Migraine prophylaxis often uses monotherapy, with clinicians sometimes adding more drugs (polytherapy). This review highlights monotherapy

Area of Science:

Neurology
Pharmacology

Background:

Frequent and severe migraine headaches necessitate preventive treatment (prophylaxis).
Current standard practice often involves monotherapy, using a single preventive medication.
Polytherapy, the use of multiple preventive medications, is sometimes employed to enhance treatment efficacy.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the primary advantages of migraine monotherapy.
To consider the existing evidence regarding polytherapy in migraine management.
To discuss the benefits of monotherapy in assessing treatment efficacy and adverse events.

Main Methods:

Literature review of published evidence on migraine prophylaxis.
Analysis of clinical considerations for monotherapy versus polytherapy.

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Examination of patient-specific factors, including comorbidities and patient-physician communication.

Main Results:

Monotherapy allows for clearer evaluation of individual drug efficacy and tolerability.
Assessing adverse events is more straightforward with monotherapy.
Polytherapy may complicate the assessment of treatment effectiveness and side effects.

Conclusions:

Monotherapy offers distinct advantages in managing migraine prophylaxis.
It facilitates accurate assessment of treatment response and adverse events.
Effective patient-physician communication and management of comorbidities are crucial in optimizing prophylaxis.