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Table 2 Acute medication utilisation in the preceding month and preventive medication utilisation in the preceding year

From: Healthcare utilisation and economic burden of migraines among bank employees in China: a probabilistic modelling study

Medicine

All patients N (%)

EM (N = 466)

CM (N = 59)b

%

Mean days used (SD)

Median (range)

%

Mean days used (SD)

Median (range)

Acute medicines

Traditional Chinese patent medicinesa

 Gastrodia Capsule

21 (4.1)

4.4

7.2 (8.7)

5 (1–30)

1.0

15

15

 Tou tongning Capsule

14 (2.7)

2.3

6.5 (9.1)

3.7 (1–30)

5.8

21.2 (15.0)

30 (3–30)

 Yangxue Qingnao Granule

6 (1.1)

1.2

6 (6.4)

3.9 (1–18)

0

N/A

N/A

 Zhengtian Pill

5 (0.9)

1.0

17 (11.3)

16.3 (3–30)

0

N/A

N/A

 Tablet of Corydalistuber for Alleviating Pain

5 (0.9)

1.0

2.7 (1.6)

2.5 (1–5)

0

N/A

N/A

 Seven Leaves Spirit Calmness Tablet

5 (0.9)

0.8

2

2

1.9

30

30

 Lingyangjiao Pill

4 (0.8)

0.8

5 (3.5)

6 (1–8)

0

N/A

N/A

 Tongtian Oral Liquid

4 (0.8)

0.8

7.6 (6)

10.4 (1–14)

0

N/A

N/A

 Duliang Soft Capsule

2 (0.5)

0.5

3.3 (3.3)

3 (1–6)

0

N/A

N/A

 999 Ganmao Ling Keli

2 (0.5)

0.4

1.6 (0.7)

1.7 (1–2)

0

N/A

N/A

 Ershiwuwei Shanhu Wan

1 (0.2)

0.3

1

1

0

N/A

N/A

Western medicines

 Aspirin

127 (24.1)

23.8

4.5 (5.8)

2 (1–30)

26.7

8.1 (9.9)

3 (1–30)

 Non-Aspirin NSAIDs

168 (32.0)

31.1

4.7 (5.8)

3 (1–30)

38.7

6.2 (7.2)

3 (1–30)

 Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)

52 (9.9)

9.6

7.4 (9.4)

3.0 (1–30)

12.2

11.9 (11.8)

9.4 (1–30)

 Triptans

10 (1.9)

1.1

7.5 (10)

3.9 (2–30)

3.7

5.0 (1.3)

5 (4–6)

 Ergot alkaloids

4 (0.8)

0.9

4.7 (1.4)

5 (3–6)

0

N/A

N/A

 Weak opioids/opioids

4 (0.8)

0.5

3.4 (2)

3.2 (2–5)

2

12

12

Medicine

All patients N (%)

EM (N = 466)

CM (N = 59)b

%

Mean days used (SD)

Median (range)

%

Mean days used (SD)

Median (range)

 Japan EVE QUICK Painkiller

2 (0.5)

0.4

2

2

0

N/A

N/A

 Barbiturates

1 (0.2)

0.3

2

2

0

N/A

N/A

 Antiemetics

1 (0.2)

0.3

9

9

0

N/A

N/A

 Glucocorticoids

1 (0.2)

0.3

8

8

0

N/A

N/A

 Mannitol injection

1 (0.2)

0.3

5

5

0

N/A

N/A

Any acute medicines

261 (49.7)

47.9

N/A

N/A

63.6

N/A

N/A

Preventive medicines

 Calcium antagonists

52 (9.9)

10.4

14.7 (40.6)

7 (7–360)

5.4

35.8 (69.9)

7.6 (7–154)

 β1-receptor antagonists

6 (1.2)

1.1

9.1 (6.4)

7 (7–25)

1.9

220

220

 Antiepileptics

20 (3.7)

4.1

14.8 (14.9)

8.1 (7–66)

1.0

78

78

 Vitamin B2

20 (3.8)

3.7

33 (88.6)

7 (7–360)

4.4

24.3 (24)

21.5 (7–45)

 Coenzyme Q10

5 (1.0)

0.6

21.5 (13.6)

27.5 (7–30)

3.9

9.6 (3.3)

9.7 (7–12)

 Candesartan Cilexetil

8 (1.5)

1.6

10.4 (6.8)

7 (7–30)

1.0

85

85

 Prednisone

4 (0.7)

0.5

13.3 (13.2)

7.9 (7–30)

2.0

36

36

 Duliang Soft Capsule

1 (0.2)

0.2

30

30

0

N/A

N/A

 Yangxue Qingnao Granule

1 (0.2)

0.2

30

30

0

N/A

N/A

Any preventive medicines

93 (17.8)

18.3

N/A

N/A

13.6

N/A

N/A

Any medicines

276 (52.5)

51.0

N/A

N/A

64.6

N/A

N/A

  1. Abbreviations: N Number, EM Episodic Migraine, CM Chronic Migraine, SD Standard Deviation, NSAID Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, N/A Not Applicable
  2. aWith the advancement of traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese herbal tonics have evolved into what are known as traditional Chinese patent medicines. These medicines are widely employed in clinical practice in China and are available in various forms like pills, capsules, or syrups
  3. bThe Chi-square tests (or Fisher’s exact tests) were used to compare the use rates between EM and CM respondents, while the Mann–Whitney U tests were used to compare the number of resources used: no star, p-value > 0.05
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