UK – 170,000 people in England to have further treatment choice for preventing migraine attacks.

Also called Aquipta and made by AbbVie, NICE has recommended atogepant as an option for preventing chronic and episodic migraines in adults who have had at least 4 migraine days per month and where at least 3 previous preventive treatments have failed.

Affecting around 4.5 million people in England, migraines can have a significant impact on a person’s daily life, as well as placing a heavy burden on the NHS and the wider economy.

Chronic migraine is where a person has at least 15 headache days a month, with at least 8 of those having features of migraine…