Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6, July 2010

A Prospective, Randomized Trial of Intravenous Prochlorperazine Versus Subcutaneous Sumatriptan in Acute Migraine Therapy in the Emergency Department

Presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine conference, May 2008, Washington, DC.

  • Mark A. Kostic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA
    • Department of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Mark A. Kostic, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, 999 N 92nd St, Suite C 660, Milwaukee, WI 53226; 414-266-1722, fax: 414-266-6793
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  • Francisco J. Gutierrez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA
    • ,
  • Thomas S. Rieg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Investigation and Research, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA
    • ,
  • Tammy S. Moore, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA
    • ,
  • Richard T. Gendron, RPh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy, Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA

Received 22 December 2008; received in revised form 24 June 2009, 1 September 2009, 10 September 2009 and 4 November 2009; accepted 19 November 2009. published online 04 January 2010.

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 Supervising editor: Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH

 Author contributions: MAK was the faculty advisor, conceived the study and design, edited institutional review board proposal, supervised logistics, and wrote the article. FJG, TSM, and RTG assisted with study design. FJG and TSM assisted with logistics and follow-up. FJG prepared the study for the institutional review board and was in charge of data collection. TSR performed all statistical calculations and assisted with article preparation. RTG performed randomization, prepared all drug packets, and kept the master list linking subjects with study packets. MAK takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.

 Funding and support: By Annals policy, all authors are required to disclose any and all commercial, financial, and other relationships in any way related to the subject of this article that might create any potential conflict of interest. The authors have stated that no such relationships exist. See the Manuscript Submission Agreement in this issue for examples of specific conflicts covered by this statement.

 Publication date: Available online January 4, 2010.

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PII: S0196-0644(09)01794-6

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.11.020

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 1-6, July 2010

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