Impact of headache on a supplemental healthcare emergency unit and on use of opioids.

Aline Vitali da Silva Letícia Mayumi Carvalho Kiy Caroline de Almeida Alves Gabriela Cristina Kirylko Valéria Aparecia Bello Regina Célia Poli

Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2021)

Dipyrone and antiemetics were administered to most of the patients. Opioids were used for a significant proportion of these individuals, despite the diagnosis of migraine, a condition for which their use is discouraged.

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