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Pediatric Migraine Treatment Practices Vary Widely in ER

In a sample of Canadian emergency departments, children seen for migraine headaches reported frequent occurrence of attacks, and were subject to significant treatment variations by emergency department physicians, according to research published online June 7 in Pediatrics.

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Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA, Allergan) has made a name and a home for itself in the offices of cosmetic surgeons around the world as a wrinkle smoothing agent, but the drug's reach and utility extend far beyond the confines of the Aesthetic arena as well. Originally used by ophthalmologists to treat strabismus, the versatile neurotoxin's most recent indication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is for treatment of migraine headaches.

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Physician's Focus: When Pain Needs Managing, PCPs Are Involved

Acute pain is a symptom and chronic pain is a disease, goes the pain management maxim. PCPs know it well, as most acute pain care occurs in primary care where timely intervention can prevent conditions that result in chronic pain. But about 1 in every 5 primary care patients ends up suffering from chronic pain (led by low back pain, migraine, and joint pain), for which most PCPs recommend a variety of nonpharmacologic and medication-based options.

Legal: Off-label drug use: FDA allows physicians to determine best course of treatment for patients

Dr. Head, a prominent dermatologist, has five years of experience using botulinum toxin injections for the treatment of migraine headaches. He knows that botulinum toxin injections are approved for the treatment of hyperhidrosis and hyperkinetic glabellar lines, but he also is very comfortable treating a variety of wrinkles and headaches with these injections.

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