Demographic disparities in studies of acute OTC migraine treatment

This paper explores the existing prevalence data from migraine studies of the efficacy of over-the-counter medications compared to the demographic information from pharmacological studies of migraine medications. A literature review using PubMed with keywords related to migraine, over the counter, medication, and prevalence. Studies were then reviewed for demographic data including biological sex, age, socioeconomic status, insurance status, ethnicity, and race. Review of the available literature revealed notable differences in demographic data including biological sex, age, socioeconomic status, insurance status, ethnicity, and race between prevalence in the general American population when compared to demographics from over-the-counter migraine medication studies. The current medical literature on the efficacy of migraine treatment with medication may not be representative of a large portion of migraine sufferers in the United States. Studies of over-the-counter medications should be repeated with a focus on recruiting from yet underrepresented demographic populations which prevalence data strongly suggests are also suffering from migraine.

Author dc:creator

• Rondeau, Lily Mi

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Weinstein, John R.
• Wisco, Jonathan J.

• Public health

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/2144/46314

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.bu.edu:2144/46314