ABBREVIATIONS

Publication Details

AE

adverse event

BSC

best supportive care

CADTH

Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health

CDEC

Canadian Drug Expert Committee

CDR

CADTH Common Drug Review

CM

chronic migraine

CUA

cost-utility analysis

EM

episodic migraine

ER

emergency room

HC

Health Canada

HDPM

headache days per month

HIT-6

Headache Impact Test-6

HTA

health technology assessment

IBMS

International Burden of Migraine Study

ICHD

International Classification of Headache Disorders

ICUR

incremental cost-utility ratio

INESSS

L’Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux

ITT

intention-to-treat

MSQ

Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire

NICE

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

PBAC

Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee

PSA

probabilistic sensitivity analysis

QALY

quality-adjusted life-year

SMC

Scottish Medicines Consortium

U

unit

VAS

visual analogue scale