New Drugs for Migraine Treatment

Authors

  • Rathaporn Lohavisavapanich Pharmacy Department, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

Keywords:

migraine, drugs for migraine treatment, selective serotonin1F receptor agonist, CGRP, zavegepant

Abstract

Migraine is a common neurologic disorder that usually characterized by moderate to severe attack of pulsating headache. Drugs such as acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, triptans or ergots are used for migraine treatment. At present, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is believed to be crucial for migraine pathogenesis. This provided the rationale for developing CGRP-targeted therapies for treatment of migraine including anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in injection form and CGRP receptor antagonist (gepants) in oral form and nasal spray. Nasal spray is the latest dosage form received the approval from US-FDA for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults and it is another option in patients with migraine who does not respond to or having a contraindication or cannot tolerate with conventional anti migraine drug.

Author Biography

Rathaporn Lohavisavapanich, Pharmacy Department, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

B.Pharm., M.Sc. in Pharm. (Clinical Pharmacy)

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Published

2024-04-25

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Lohavisavapanich R. New Drugs for Migraine Treatment. Thai J Hosp Pharm [internet]. 2024 Apr. 25 [cited 2026 Jan. 18];34(1):52-68. available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJHP/article/view/263517