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Pharmacology/Drug Development

PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2020 Aug 19


Expert Opin Drug Saf

CGRP inhibitors for migraine prophylaxis: a safety review.

Authors

Rivera-Mancilla E, Villalón CM, Maassen Van Den Brink A
Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2020 Aug 19.
PMID: 32811190.

Abstract

Since calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) plays an important role in the pathophysiology of migraine via the activation of the trigeminovascular system, the newest prophylactic treatments directly block CGRP or its receptor. However, the safety of these novel antimigraine drugs is not yet sufficiently established.