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Triptan counselling — GPhC CRA MCQ

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A patient prescribed sumatriptan tablets asks how to use them for migraine attacks. They have nausea during attacks. What would you advise the patient?

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Correct answer: DTake it as early as possible during migraine headache and seek review if attacks are frequent

Triptans are used for acute migraine attacks and frequent use should prompt review. The best answer addresses the key safety, legal or pharmaceutical care issue in the vignette. The other options would either delay appropriate care, create a new risk, or fail to resolve the issue. This is consistent with the cited UK reference for safe pharmacy practice.

Reference: BNF; NICE CKS