Medication Overuse in Children and Adolescents

Amy A. Gelfand; Peter J. Goadsby

doi:10.1007/s11916-014-0428-1

Medication Overuse in Children and Adolescents

Amy A. Gelfand^*, Peter J. Goadsby

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University of California, San Francisco

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Abstract

Medication overuse is not uncommon among children and adolescents with primary headache disorders. Medication overuse in adults is associated with increased headache frequency and reduced effectiveness of acute and preventive medications. These issues probably exist in children. While withdrawal of overused medications is generally recommended, it may not result in improved headache frequency in all patients. This review summarizes what is known about predicting the response to medication withdrawal. Strategies for managing children and adolescents with medication overuse are also offered.

Original language	English
Article number	428
Number of pages	6
Journal	Current pain and headache reports
Volume	18
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-014-0428-1
Publication status	Published - Jul 2014

Keywords

Medication overuse headache
Rebound headache
Withdrawal headache
Pediatric headache
CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE
PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL
NAPROXEN SODIUM
RANDOMIZED-TRIAL
MIGRAINE PROPHYLAXIS
DOUBLE-BLIND
NASAL SPRAY
FOLLOW-UP
SUMATRIPTAN
RIZATRIPTAN

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