When Prescribing Any Headache Therapy,appropriate Use of Medications Needs to Be

question 15

Multiple Choice

When prescribing any headache therapy,appropriate use of medications needs to be discussed to prevent medication-overuse headaches.The clinical characteristics of medication-overuse headaches include:

• A) Headaches are increasing in frequency
• B) Headaches are increasing in intensity
• C) Headaches recur when medication wears off
• D) Headaches begin to "cluster" into a pattern

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