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Are Preventative Medications for Migraine Over the Counter or by Prescription?

Are Preventative Medications for Migraine Over the Counter or by Prescription? (0:37)

Medications that help prevent migraine are by prescription. Learn more about prescription migraine medications in this video with Emily Rubenstein Engel, MD, of the Dalessio Headache Center at Scripps Clinic.

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Preventive medication is our prescription and the upside of them being prescription is that they're regulated by the FDA, and they've been shown to be safe. These are medications again that are safe to take on a daily basis where the benefit outweighs the relatively minor side effects to full effect.