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Table 2 Triptan failure subgroups, including patients responding to an additional triptan or other acute medication

From: Triptan non-response in specialized headache care: cross-sectional data from the DMKG Headache Registry

 

Failure of…

… ≥ 1 triptan

… ≥ 2 triptans

… ≥ 3 triptans

… ≥ 3 triptans, including ≥ 1 s.c. triptan

…and no additional requirements

970 (42.5%)

300 (13.1%)b

88 (3.9%)

13 (0.6%)c

…and no response to any triptan attempted

713 (31.2%)

237 (10.4%)

74 (3.2%)

12 (0.5%)

…and no response to any acute medication attempteda

547 (23.9%)

176 (7.7%)

56 (2.5%)

10 (0.4%)

  1. Absolute numbers and percentages with respect to the complete sample are given
  2. aIncluding triptans, non-opioid analgesics and combination analgesics (without opioid component)
  3. bMeeting the EHF criteria for ‘triptan resistant’
  4. cMeeting the EHF criteria for ‘triptan refractory’