high risk of heart attack or stroke cannot use them.
If approved, Lipton said, rimegepant would offer a new option for those patients.
It would not, however, replace triptans, which are available as low-cost generics. For “very reasonable economic reasons,” Lipton said, they’ll still be the first choice for acute migraine treatment.
Dr. Rachel Colman is an assistant professor of neurology at Mount Sinai’s Icahn School of Medicine in New York City. She wasn’t involved with the study, but reviewed the findings.
Colman agreed that an alternative for treating migraines would be welcome. “There’s a
