A patient came into the pharmacy and asked for a refill on her Imitrex. The patient states that these headaches really "wipe me out" and reports that although she has them approximately once monthly, when a migraine occurs, she has to miss work and feels terrible for 2-3 days. Is this patient a candidate for migraine prophylaxis treatment?
-No, she needs to have 3 or more migraines weekly.
-No, she needs to have 3 or more migraines monthly.
-No she needs to have 4 or more migraines weekly.
-No, she needs to have 4 or more migraines monthly.
-Yes, she is a candidate for prophylactic treatment.

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