Question

A 39-year-old woman complains of episodic severe unilateral headache with aura, photophobia, and phonophobia, lasting 6 hours at a time. She is seeking prophylactic treatment. Which prophylactic medication is recommended first-line by NICE for migraine?

Accepted Answer

Propranolol

Answer

Triptans

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Topiramate

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Ergotamine

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Amitriptyline

Practice question

A 39-year-old woman complains of episodic severe unilateral headache with aura, photophobia, and phonophobia, lasting 6 hours at a time. She is seeking prophylactic treatment. Which prophylactic medication is recommended first-line by NICE for migraine?