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Relieving Pain of Migraine and Tension-Type Headaches with Nonprescription Analgesics


GOAL

To improve the competence of pharmacists in identifying and collaborating with patients with primary headache disorder to select over-the-counter (OTC) products or, when appropriate, seek medical evaluation.


EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this program, participants should be better able to:

1. Define patients with common primary headache disorders such as migraine or tension-type headache who qualify for self-management

2. Review the difference of episodic versus chronic headache

3. Review recommendations of over-the-counter analgesics for acute treatment of common primary headache disorders based on the patient’s needs and characteristics


TARGET AUDIENCE

This accredited activity has been designed for pharmacists.


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