Diagnosis and management of migraine in adults: a population-based study in England
The majority of headache presenting to primary care remains undifferentiated/unclassified. Only one-third of patients diagnosed with migraine receive triptans or preventive medication. Acute medication overprescription is common and preventive medicines are poorly optimised.
Authors
- Robert Pawinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0769-6219)
- Elke Rottier
- Lucinda Camidge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8056-054X)
- Alannah Williams
- Maciej Czachorowski
- Hannah Gowman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0347-4670)
- David Watson
- Marzieh Araghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4814-5463)
- Rowena Randall
- Sarah Law
- Grant O'Neil
Institutions
- Pfizer (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Adelphi Group (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BJGP Open
- Published
- 2026-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpo.2025.0143
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 33.12
Funders
- Pfizer