Migraine Toolkit

Objective

The objective of this toolkit is to empower pharmacists to play a more active role in migraine management. Given the high prevalence of migraines and the need for patient-specific management, pharmacists are well-positioned to support patients through education, adherence strategies, and shared decision-making for therapeutic optimization. Integrating pharmacist-provided services expands healthcare capacity and improves patient outcomes. This toolkit offers practical, ready-to-use resources to support patient management and implementation.

Intended Audience

This toolkit is intended for pharmacists caring for adult patients with migraines, particularly in community pharmacy and ambulatory care clinic settings. Pharmacists and administrators reviewing this resource are encouraged to consider how pharmacist-delivered services can be integrated into care models to better support this patient population. Rather than printing the toolkit in full, users are encouraged to reference specific sections to guide clinical decision-making, patient conversations, and collaborative care planning related to preventative migraine management.

Headache Screening & Monitoring Tools

A brief, reliable and valid screening questionnaire could assist in early identification and initiation of management, leading to an overall improvement in quality of life measures.

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Communication Strategies

As health care professionals, it’s important to actively listen to patients, ask open-ended questions about their experiences, and use shared decision-making to tailor treatment plans.

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Lifestyle

Lifestyle modifications can be beneficial for migraine management. Working with patients to identify triggers and strategies to minimize them, helps patients feel empowered to take control over their body and headache treatment.

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Therapies

This shared decision-making tool aids in conversations with patients around preventative treatments for migraines and includes helpful links to share with patients.

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Patient Assistance Resources

Pharmacists can be a valuable resource in helping patients manage the cost and access to their migraine medicines.

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Pharmacist Provider Billing & Coding

This resource hub offers medical billing and coding guidance specific to pharmacist-led services, helping pharmacy teams document and bill appropriately for chronic migraine management and beyond.

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Practice Pearls & Provider Perspectives

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Migraine Headache Organizations

These organizations offer valuable tools and resources to strengthen pharmacist-patient collaboration and elevate migraine care.

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Questions

PSW welcomes questions and comments about this toolkit, which is intended to advance collaborative learning, open sharing, and collective improvement.

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The tools and information in this guide are provided to assist pharmacists in serving the medication needs of patients with chronic migraines. This information is not to be used as a substitute for professional training and judgment. Use of this information indicates acknowledgment that neither PSW nor its contributing authors will be responsible for any loss or injury, including death, sustained in connection with or as the result of using this information. When making judgments regarding specific medications, pharmacists should consult the complete information available in the product prescribing information or other published literature as appropriate. PSW is under no obligation to update information contained herein.

Reproduction of this toolkit is expressly prohibited.
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