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. 2024 Jan 9;18:69–88. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S437396

Table 3.

Medications used during 12-month baseline and follow-up period

12-month baseline 12-month follow-up
Galcanezumab, n=2674 Fremanezumab, n=2674 Fremanezumab vs galcanezumab, p-value Galcanezumab, n=3503 Erenumab, n=3503 Erenumab vs galcanezumab, p-value Galcanezumab, n=2674 Fremanezumab, n=2674 Fremanezumab vs galcanezumab, p-value Galcanezumab, n=3503 Erenumab, n=3503 Erenumab vs galcanezumab, p-value
Any acute migraine treatment (n, %)
Established efficacy
Triptans 1822, 68.1% 1782, 66.6% 0.243 2385, 68.1% 2372, 67.7% 0.739 1570, 58.7% 1536, 57.4% 0.346 2053, 58.6% 2082, 59.4% 0.481
Ergotamine derivatives 5, 0.2% 11, 0.4% 0.098 6, 0.2% 12, 0.3% 0.157 4, 0.2% 3, 0.1% 1 7, 0.2% 11, 0.3% 0.345
Gepantsa 31, 1.1% 38, 1.4% 0.362 46, 1.3% 27, 0.8% 0.025 253, 9.5% 315, 11.8% 0.006 340, 9.7% 332, 9.5% 0.746
Lasmiditan 2, 0.1% 1 1 3, 0.1% 1 0.625 17, 0.6% 15, 0.6% 0.723 23, 0.7% 15, 0.4 0.193
Nonopioid analgesics and combinationsb 1715, 64.1% 1662, 62.2% 0.133 2244, 64.1% 2210, 63.1% 0.399 1488, 55.7% 1536, 57.4% 0.185 1954, 55.8% 1995, 57% 0.323
NSAIDs 1427, 53.4% 1377, 51.5% 0.171 1862, 53.2% 1817, 51.9% 0.282 1208, 45.2% 1242, 46.5% 0.344 1583, 45.2% 1625, 46.4% 0.314
Isometheptene-containing compounds 17, 0.6% 6, 0.2% 0.027 22, 0.6% 14, 0.4% 0.181 1 1 1 3, 0.1% 0.625
Barbiturates (butalbital-containing combinations)#,* 508, 19% 489, 18.3% 0.505 663, 18.9% 639, 18.2% 0.461 361, 13.5% 357, 13.4% 0.888 475, 13.6% 500, 14.3% 0.388
Opioidsc,^ 1241, 46.4% 1300, 48.6% 0.103 1624, 46.4% 1652, 47.2% 0.503 1159, 43.3% 1242, 46.5% 0.022 1523, 43.5% 1584, 45.2% 0.142
Probably effective
Other forms of dihydroergotamine 59, 2.2% 50, 1.9% 0.410 76, 2.2% 68, 1.9% 0.501 55, 2% 43, 1.6% 0.240 68, 1.9% 73, 2.1% 0.671
Antiemetics 877, 32.8% 886, 33.1% 0.793 1149, 32.8% 1120, 32% 0.459 723, 27% 724, 27.1% 0.975 948, 27.1% 967, 27.6% 0.611
Magnesium, IV 56, 2.1% 57, 2.1% 0.886 77, 2.2% 75, 2.1% 0.870 54, 2% 43, 1.6% 0.260 70, 2% 75, 2.1% 0.675
Any preventive migraine treatment (n, %)
Established efficacy
Candesartan 19, 0.7% 13, 0.5% 0.326 26, 0.7% 29, 0.8% 0.685 22, 0.8% 8, 0.3% 0.013 28, 0.8% 38, 1.1% 0.216
Onabotulinumtoxin A 457, 17.1% 399, 14.9% 0.031 598, 17.1% 458, 13.1% <0.001 440, 16.4% 386, 14.4% 0.043 571, 16.3% 459, 13.1% 0
Antiepileptic drugs 1094, 40.9% 1066, 39.9% 0.435 1426, 40.7% 1415, 40.4% 0.789 723, 27% 708, 26.5% 0.654 938, 26.8% 901, 25.7% 0.315
β-blockers 577, 21.6% 589, 22% 0.691 767, 21.9% 781, 22.3% 0.687 466, 17.4% 503, 18.8% 0.183 621, 17.7% 624, 17.8% 0.925
Probably effective
Antidepressants 635, 23.8% 634, 23.7% 0.974 847, 24.2% 836, 23.9% 0.758 504, 18.8% 512, 19.2% 0.767 666, 19% 675, 19.3% 0.785
Memantine 18, 0.7% 31, 1.2% 0.062 23, 0.7% 33, 0.9% 0.180 25, 0.9% 37, 1.4% 0.109 32, 0.9% 27, 0.8% 0.513
Lisinopril 144, 5.4% 134, 5% 0.558 184, 5.3% 176, 5% 0.665 157, 5.9% 150, 5.6% 0.702 205, 5.9% 202, 5.8% 0.878
β-blockers 99, 3.7% 98, 3.7% 0.971 130, 3.7% 130, 3.7% 1 84, 3.1% 87, 3.3% 0.816 107, 3.1% 102, 2.9% 0.725

Notes: The following medications were included within each drug class. Gepants — ubrogepant, rimegepant; NSAIDs — aspirin, celecoxib oral solution, diclofenac, ibuprofen, naproxen, flurbiprofen, ketoprofen, ketorolac, IV and IM; antiemetics —droperidol, chlorpromazine, metoclopramide, prochlorperazine, promethazine; antiepileptic drugs — divalproex sodium, sodium valproate, topiramate; β-blockers — metoprolol, propranolol, timolol (established efficacy), atenolol, nadolol (probably effective); antidepressants — amitriptyline, venlafaxine. aAtogepant use was also examined, but no claims were found for any of the study participants. Atogepant was FDA-approved on September 28, 2021, 2 days before the end of the present study period. bIn addition to NSAIDS, isometheptene-containing compounds, and barbiturates, this category also contained other nonopioid analgesics: acetaminophen, phenylbutazone, bromfenac sodium, salicylates, meloxicam, clonidine, diflunisal, etodolac, fenoprofen, indomethacin, meclofenamate, mefenamic acid, nabumetone, nepafenac, oxaprozin, oxyphenbutazone, piroxicam, rofecoxib, sulindac, suprofen, tolmentin, valdecoxib, and ziconotide acetate. cBuprenorphine, butorphanol, codeine, dezocine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, levomethadyl, levorphanol, meperidine, methadone, morphine, nalbuphine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, pentazocine, propoxyphene, tapentadol, tramadol, and combinations. #Bigal ME and Lipton RB. Neurology. 2008;71(22):1821–1828.17 *Silberstein S et al. Cephalalgia. 2005. 25(6):460–465.18 ^AHS Consensus Statement. Headache. 2018. doi: 10.1111/head.13456.10