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A practice question in the style of the PLAB 1 exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.
How many days a month of triptan use is enough to cause medication overuse headache?
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The answer is C: 10 or more days.
Triptans, opioids and combination analgesics cause overuse headache at 10 or more days a month, simple analgesics at 15 or more.
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