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Table 2 Preventive drugs used by migraine patients

From: Failure of preventive treatments in migraine: an observational retrospective study in a tertiary headache center

Drugs

Daily Dosages

Migraine diagnosis

  

Total

  

MO

MA

MA + MO

CM

 

Beta-blockers

Propranolol: 80–160 mg; atenolol: 50–100 mg

36

0

2

7

45

calcium channel blockers

Flunarizine: 5 mg

139

2

9

15

165

Antidepressants

Amitriptyline: 10–25 mg

245

5

17

158

425

Integrators

Magnesium: 300–400 mg

57

0

4

3

64

Antiepileptics

Topiramate: 50–100

149

5

22

100

276

Sartans

Candesartan: 8–16 mg

21

0

2

13

36

Total

 

647

12

56

296

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