Key clinical point: Erenumab significantly reduced acute medication use and health care resource utilization (HCRU) among patients with migraine in a real-world setting in the U.S.A.
Major finding: The mean number of claims (rate ratio [RR], 0.77) and number of patients using acute medication (both P less than .0001) significantly declined in 6 months postinitiation of erenumab. Similarly, 6-month HCRU of migraine-specific office visits (RR, 0.77) and all-cause office visits (RR, 0.92) decreased significantly (both P less than .0001).
Study details: Data come from a retrospective, exploratory analysis of 3,171 adult patients with migraine who initiated erenumab and had at least 3 doses in the 6 months post-index period.
Disclosures: The study was supported by Novartis Pharma AG. SJ Tepper reported serving as a consultant and/or on advisory boards, receiving grants, and CME honoraria from multiple sources. Some of the authors declared being employees and shareholders of Novartis.
Source: Tepper SJ et al. J Headache Pain. 2021 Apr 19. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01238-2 .