Effectiveness and tolerability of pharmacological prophylaxis for migraine headaches: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Malahat Khalili, Faraidoon Haghdoost, Amin Liaghatdar, Kian Torabiardakani, Fatemeh Mahdian, Tal Levit, Sara Moradi, Ehsan Hedayati, Farzaneh Ahmadi, Sahar Khademioore, Tariq Atkin-Jones, Vivek Patil, Fatemeh Mirzayeh Fashami, Soheil Mehmandoost, Rachel J Couban, Kameshwar Prasad, Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Norman Buckley, Jason W Busse, Behnam Sadeghirad

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114222
Published: 2026-06-03
Container: BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114222,
  title = {Effectiveness and tolerability of pharmacological prophylaxis for migraine headaches: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials},
  author = {Malahat Khalili and Faraidoon Haghdoost and Amin Liaghatdar and Kian Torabiardakani and Fatemeh Mahdian and Tal Levit and Sara Moradi and Ehsan Hedayati and Farzaneh Ahmadi and Sahar Khademioore and Tariq Atkin-Jones and Vivek Patil and Fatemeh Mirzayeh Fashami and Soheil Mehmandoost and Rachel J Couban and Kameshwar Prasad and Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad and Norman Buckley and Jason W Busse and Behnam Sadeghirad},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114222},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114222}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effectiveness and tolerability of pharmacological prophylaxis for migraine headaches: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
AU  - Malahat Khalili
AU  - Faraidoon Haghdoost
AU  - Amin Liaghatdar
AU  - Kian Torabiardakani
AU  - Fatemeh Mahdian
AU  - Tal Levit
AU  - Sara Moradi
AU  - Ehsan Hedayati
AU  - Farzaneh Ahmadi
AU  - Sahar Khademioore
AU  - Tariq Atkin-Jones
AU  - Vivek Patil
AU  - Fatemeh Mirzayeh Fashami
AU  - Soheil Mehmandoost
AU  - Rachel J Couban
AU  - Kameshwar Prasad
AU  - Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad
AU  - Norman Buckley
AU  - Jason W Busse
AU  - Behnam Sadeghirad
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
DO  - 10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114222
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114222
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Khalili, M., Haghdoost, F., Liaghatdar, A., Torabiardakani, K., Mahdian, F., Levit, T., Moradi, S., Hedayati, E., Ahmadi, F., Khademioore, S., Atkin-Jones, T., Patil, V., Fashami, F. M., Mehmandoost, S., Couban, R. J., Prasad, K., Fereshtehnejad, S., Buckley, N., Busse, J. W., & Sadeghirad, B. (2026). Effectiveness and tolerability of pharmacological prophylaxis for migraine headaches: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114222

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