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Headache and migraine

Medication overuse headache: less is MOH

Lakshini Gunasekera, Jason C. Ray, Richard Stark

Medication overuse headache (MOH) is a type of secondary headache disorder in which the excessive use of pain medications can lead to further headaches. GPs are in a prime position to identify MOH and prevent the condition from occurring through patient education and use of appropriate preventive therapy.

July 2024
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