Data presented at the European Academy of Neurology Congress 2023: Teva’s 3rd interim analysis of PEARL real-world study on AJOVY® (fremanezumab) reveals sustained long-term effectiveness in reducing frequency, duration and severity of attacks in patients with chronic and episodic migraine JULY 2023, TEL AVIV, Israel: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has announced further positive data from…
Category: Headache
Acute migraine treatment accepted for use on NHS in Scotland
9th May, 2023: Pfizer Ltd announced that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has accepted Vydura ® (rimegepant) for restricted use for the treatment of acute migraine with or without aura, for patients who have had inadequate symptom relief after trials of at least two triptans or in whom triptans are contraindicated or not tolerated; and…
#AAN2023: Atogepant for preventive treatment of episodic migraine
21 April 2023: AbbVie has announced positive data from its Phase 3 ELEVATE study, evaluating atogepant for the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in people who had previously failed two to four classes of oral preventive medications. The results of the study demonstrated adult patients in the atogepant 60 mg once daily (QD) arm experienced…
Drug to lower brain pressure could treat blinding IIH headaches
March 13, 2023: Patients with ‘blinding’ headaches known as Idiopathic Intercranial Hypertension (IIH) could be treated with an injectable peptide used for type 2 diabetes, a new trial has found. The study, published in the journal Brain, reports on a phase two trial of a drug called exenatide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, as a potential…
NICE approves eptinezumab (Vyepti) to treat episodic and chronic migraine
On 25th January 2023, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) announced that eptinezumab (Vyepti) has been approved for use within the NHS in England for the treatment of episodic migraine. Eptinezumab is given by infusion once every 12 weeks. It is one of a number of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antibody drugs, which are…
EC marketing authorisation for Vydura for migraine
Pfizer Inc and Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd announced on 27th April that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for VYDURA® (rimegepant), a calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist for both the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura, and prophylaxis of episodic migraine in adults who have at least four migraine attacks…
Teva launches pre-filled pen for anti-CGRP migraine therapy AJOVY®▼ (fremanezumab) in the UK
On 21st July 2020, Teva UK Limited announced that a pre-filled pen for AJOVY® (fremanezumab) injection is now available, which will give patients on AJOVY® added convenience and flexibility not previously available with the AJOVY® pre-filled syringe. Indicated for the prevention of migraine in adults who have at least 4 migraine days per month, AJOVY®…
