MEDICATION OVERUSE INDUCED HEADACHE

Course overview

MEDICATION OVERUSE HEADACHE (MOH) IS THOUGHT TO OCCUR WHEN MEDICATIONS INTENDED TO RELIEVE HEADACHES ARE CONSUMED TOO FREQUENTLY. CAUSAL AGENTS ARE VARIED AND CAN INCLUDE AGENTS SUCH AS NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS, TRIPTANS, ERGOT DERIVATIVES, AND OPIOIDS, ALTHOUGH ANY ANALGESIC CAN POTENTIALLY TRIGGER MEDICATION OVERUSE HEADACHES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH OVERUSE OF MEDICATIONS INTENDED TO RELIEVE HEADACHES AND THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MEDICATION OVERUSE HEADACHES. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HEADACHES.