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Headaches in over 12s: diagnosis and management

  • Clinical guideline
  • Reference number: CG150
  • Published:  19 September 2012
  • Last updated:  03 June 2025

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Off-label medicines

At the time of publication, some of the medicines mentioned here may be recommended for 'off-label' use in this guideline. Your doctor should tell you this and explain what it means for you. See terms explained for more information.

This page was last updated: 01 September 2012


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