by Brooke Phenicie, NP-C | Jan 6, 2023 | Adolescents and Children, Headache, Headache Drugs, Headache Medications, Medications, Migraine, Migraine Medications
What is a Migraine Toolbox? When treating migraines, we often use the phrase “migraine toolbox”. We want to make sure our patients are well-equipped with the necessary tools to treat their migraines. This toolbox will most likely look different for each patient for...
by Brooke Phenicie, NP-C | Sep 4, 2018 | Migraine
Rebound, or withdrawal headache does exist, but has generally been overstated as a cause of chronic daily headache (CDH). Headache clinic studies, which tend to be skewed toward the more severe patients, indicate a much higher percentage of rebound than better...
by Brooke Phenicie, NP-C | Oct 4, 2012 | Headache Drugs
The Federal Drug Administration is investigating 18,000 online pharmacies for selling counterfeit, potentially harmful prescription medications. Working with over 100 countries during the fifth annual Internet Week of Action, the FDA seized more than 10 million...
by Brooke Phenicie, NP-C | Aug 6, 2012 | Headache Drugs
A recent New York Times article reports on how noise in hospitals can affect a patient’s recovery. This is one area that has been somewhat overlooked by hospital staff, but has been a constant complaint of patients. The complaints have been largely ignored by...
by Brooke Phenicie, NP-C | Aug 2, 2012 | Headache Drugs
The FDA has just approved an ingestible sensor that will be able to track if patients are taking their medication as prescribed, and at the right time. The maker, Proteus Digital Health, sees this “as a start of an era where digital medicine shifts the care...
