Migraine Briefs

Acute migraine treatment: Real-world data reaffirm efficacy and safety of ubrogepant


 

Key clinical point: Survey findings from a real-world tertiary headache clinic support t he efficacy and safety of ubrogepant for acute treatment of migraine.

Major finding: Complete headache freedom and headache relief at 2 hours after taking ubrogepant for at least 75% of treated attacks were achieved in 19.0% and 47.6% of patients with migraine, respectively. Overall, 31.1% of patients reported being very satisfied with ubrogepant. Rates of adverse events were higher than those observed in clinical trials. However, no severe/serious adverse events were reported.

Study details: The data come from an analysis of questionnaire responses of 106 adult patients with migraine with or without aura treated with ubrogepant at a tertiary headache center.

Disclosures: No source of funding was declared. DW Dodick declared research support/consulting from various sources. AJ Starling declared consulting fees from Alder, Allergan, Amgen, Axsome Therapeutics, and others. Four of the other authors had no disclosures.

Source: Chiang C-C et al. Headache. 2021 Feb 5. doi: 10.1111/head.14062.

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