A Primary Care NP Prescribes Sumatriptan for Abortive Treatment of Migraine

question 1

Multiple Choice

A primary care NP prescribes sumatriptan for abortive treatment of migraine headaches.The patient returns to the clinic 1 month later to report increased frequency of the headaches.The NP should:

• A) add an opioid analgesic.
• B) consider changing to dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45).
• C) suggest that the patient take sumatriptan with a NSAID.
• D) ask the patient how often the sumatriptan is used each week.

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