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  • Neurology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Headache patients frequently self-medicate with over-the-counter analgesics.
  • Limited understanding exists regarding self-diagnosed headache types and treatment preferences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate headache patients' symptoms, diagnoses, and treatment choices in community pharmacies.
  • To assess the role of community pharmacists in managing headache conditions.

Main Methods:

  • A questionnaire survey was administered to 1023 patients seeking headache treatment in Irish community pharmacies.
  • Data collected included patient demographics, headache history, symptoms, and preferred treatments.

Main Results:

  • Over half of patients lacked a prior General Practitioner (GP) diagnosis, and many hadn't consulted a pharmacist.
  • Episodic migraine (32%) and tension-type headache (30.3%) were most common. Codeine-based products were preferred (43.1%).
  • Triptans were most effective for previously prescribed patients (68.6%), and 11.8% exhibited medication-overuse.

Conclusions:

  • Community pharmacists are vital resources for headache management.
  • Expanding the pharmacist's role with best practice guidelines can improve patient outcomes for headache sufferers.