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July 28, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Opioids provide low evidence of pain relief for migraine, large Mayo analysis finds

By Adam Harringa

Evidence that opioids provide pain relief for migraine headaches is low or insufficient, a large Mayo Clinic meta-analysis published recently in JAMA has found. However, some newer therapies, along with established migraine treatments, were associated with moderate to high evidence of pain relief. The meta-analysis – which combined results from multiple scientific studies – included […]

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Tags: Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Headache, JAMA, Juliana VanderPluym MD, migraine, opioid, Zhen Wang PhD