Abstract:
Medication overuse headache (MOH) is a secondary headache that occurs as a result of overuse of other medications such as analgesics or triptans to relieve primary headache attacks such as migraines or tension headaches. About 1% of the population periodically receives about 10 tablets of various analgesics per month. Due to high prevalence, high social and economic costs, high rates of recurrence, MOH represents a significant problem for both the health care system and practitioners. The review discusses issues of epidemiology,pathophysiology, comorbidity, risk factors, prevention, diagnostic criteria and the most effective approaches to treatment.
