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FOI 0699 2019/20 Prescribing in Migrane

Freedom of Information Request: 0699 2019/20

  • Does the hospital/hospitals treat chronic migraine?

Yes

  • Total number of unique patients treated in the last 12 months for migraine

725

  • Total number of unique chronic migraine patients treated in the last 12 months.

Both migraine and chronic migraine have the same diagnosis code hence it is the same as above

  • Does the trust actively inject chronic migraine patients (as opposed to sending to another hospital for injections)?

Yes, the Trust actively injects chronic migraine patients

  • Total number of chronic migraine patients treated in the last 12 months with the following:
  • Botulinum Toxin (i.e. Botox, Dysport, Xeomin) – 0
  • Ajovy (Fremanezumab) – 0
  • Aimovig (Erenumab) – 4
  • Emgality (Galcanezumab) – 0

 

 

 

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