Aimovig

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Recently approved Aimovig may reduce the number of migraine attacks. This novel compound, injected once a month just under the skin, interferes with the action of a natural chemical thought to participate in causing headaches. Aimovig acts as a preventive against migraines but does not treat acute attacks.

Long anticipated, it finally arrived in pharmacies in mid-2018 and appears relatively free of unwanted side effects. Amovig fails to completely eliminate migraines and seems to work only modestly better than placebo therapy. Unfortunately the cash price for this very expensive drug exceeds $8000 a year or in excess of $20 each day. While co-pay cards limit out of pocket expense, the insurance companies must find ways to increase their premiums in order to deal with these additional costs.

Preventing migraine headaches minimizes the disruption wrought by this common disease. Other currently prescribed preventive drugs were approved for other purposes and lack FDA endorsement for their role in minimizing the occurrence of migraines. These include topiramate, amitriptyline and beta blockers such as propranolol and toprolol. Botox the wrinkle reducer received FDA marketing approval for migraine prevention but only provides modest benefits.

Migraines affect 1 in 10 individuals with the toll especially common among women.

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