Analysis of Characteristics and Drug Use in Headache Patients

General headache is one of the most frequently encountered diseases to the clinical pharmacists. In this study, we examined the correlation between the type and frequency of headaches and the characteristics of patients and individual preferences of specific treatment for the relief of headache. This study analyzed the questionnaires from the 229 patients, who are 18years over and had experienced headache more than once per month and had used pharmacy for the relief of their headache.As Results, the average duration time and severity of the headache pain was sex-dependent in the patients that female patients showed longer duration and stronger severity than male patients (p=0.007). (omitted)