Rimegepant (Nurtec) is now approved in Europe

May 2, 2022

Rimegepant (Nurtec ODT) was just approved by the European Medicines Agency for marketing in 27 EU countries as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. It was approved for both the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura, and prophylaxis (prevention) of episodic migraine in adults who have at least four migraine attacks per month. The drug will be sold under the name VYDURA.

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Alexander Mauskop, MD
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