8.2.6 Medication-overuse headache attributed to multiple drug classes not individually overusedHartmut Gobel2018-02-06T11:14:29+00:00

Diagnostic criteria:

1. Headache fulfilling criteria for 8.2 Medication-overuse headache
2. Regular intake of any combination of ergotamine, triptans, non-opioid analgesics and/or opioids¹ on a total of ≥10 days/month for >3 months without overuse of any single drug or drug class alone².

Notes:

1. The drugs or drug classes should be specified in parenthesis.
2. Without overuse of any single drug or drug class alone means that criterion B has not been fulfilled for any of the specific subtypes 8.2.1-8.2.5.