Triptans use and overuse: A pharmacoepidemiology study from the French health insurance system database covering 4.1 million people.

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The objective of this study was to estimate and to characterize the actual patterns of triptan use and overuse in France using a drug reimbursement database.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Cephalalgia

Title: Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache

Publisher: SAGE Publications

ISSN (Electronic): 1468-2982

ISSN (Print): 0333-1024

Publication date (Electronic): Nov 2015

Volume: 35

Issue: 13

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[1 ] Aix Marseille Université, CNRS 7289 - Institut de Neurosciences Timone, Centre d'Evaluation et d'Information sur la Pharmacodépendance & Addictovigilance PACA-Corse, Service de Pharmacologie Clinique et Pharmacovigilance, France.

[2 ] Centre d'évaluation et de traitement de la douleur, hôpital Timone, Pôle Neurosciences Cliniques, Hôpital de la Timone, France INSERM/UdA, France.

[3 ] Direction Régionale du Service Médical de l'Assurance Maladie Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur et Corse (CNAMTS), France.

[4 ] INSERM/UdA, France Département d'Evaluation et traitement de la Douleur, Pôle Neurosciences Cliniques du CHU de Nice, Hôpital Cimiez, France.

[5 ] Aix Marseille Université, CNRS 7289 - Institut de Neurosciences Timone, Centre d'Evaluation et d'Information sur la Pharmacodépendance & Addictovigilance PACA-Corse, Service de Pharmacologie Clinique et Pharmacovigilance, France joelle.micallef@ap-hm.fr.

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Publisher Item ID: 0333102415570497

DOI: 10.1177/0333102415570497

PubMed ID: 25667299

SO-VID: 91389f3f-0d65-43df-8dcd-be367da7f66f

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Keywords: Migraine,overuse,pharmacoepidemiology,prescription database,triptan

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Keywords: Migraine, overuse, pharmacoepidemiology, prescription database, triptan

Triptans use and overuse: A pharmacoepidemiology study from the French health insurance system database covering 4.1 million people.

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