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For the acute treatment of migraine attacks with or without aura and the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults.

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Treating Migraine Attacks

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Types of migraine treatments

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While migraine does not yet have a cure, treatments can help relieve migraine symptoms, stop attacks, prevent them, or do both.

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There are 2 main approaches to migraine care:

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Stop migraines after they start (acute) or prevent them before they start (preventive). Many people with migraine use both acute and preventive treatments.

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Acute

There are many kinds of treatments that aim to stop a migraine attack or treat its symptoms. They can come in the form of oral medications, nasal sprays, injections, or devices.

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Pain relievers or analgesics

Over-the-counter pain relievers such as acetaminophen, ibuprofen, as well as prescription options. Can often be taken with other treatments.

Triptans

Usually the first treatment recommended in patients with moderate-to-severe migraine. A class of drugs that works by balancing chemicals in the brain.

CGRP receptor antagonists

A class of drugs—also known as gepants—that can stop migraine pain signals thought to be linked to the activity of a protein called calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). Nurtec ODT is a CGRP receptor antagonist medication.

Ditans

A class of drugs that acts similarly to triptans, which can be useful for patients who don’t respond well to triptans.

Ergot derivatives

A class of drugs that can balance brain chemicals similarly to triptans and are often reserved for patients who don’t respond to triptans or analgesics.

Nerve stimulation devices

Devices that use electrical currents or magnets to "turn down" nerve activity in the brain and stop migraine attacks.

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Preventive

As the name suggests, preventive treatments aim to prevent migraine attacks from ever starting. They too come in many forms, including oral medications, injections, and devices.

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Blood pressure medications

Oral drugs that treat high blood pressure and migraine attacks, such as beta blockers and calcium channel blockers.

Depression medications

Oral drugs originally designed to treat depression that have been used to help prevent migraine attacks.

Anti-seizure medications

Some oral drugs originally designed to treat seizure or epilepsy are also indicated to help prevent migraine attacks.

CGRP antagonists

Gepants are a class of oral drugs that can prevent migraine attacks by blocking pain signals thought to be linked to the activity of a protein called CGRP. Nurtec ODT is a CGRP receptor antagonist
CGRP monoclonocal antibodies are injections that can reduce or block CGRP activity—a protein involved in contributing to the pain signals of a migraine

Neuromuscular blockers

Injections that use a neurotoxin to temporarily prevent muscle contractions and can block pain signals to the brain.

Nerve stimulation devices

Devices that use electrical currents or magnets to "turn down" nerve activity in the brain and can prevent future attacks.

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You may be able to get Nurtec ODT for as little as $0*

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*Eligible commercially insured patients can, for one time only, access Nurtec ODT at no cost while benefits are being verified for one prescription fill, with a maximum of 16 tablets total. Insurance coverage must be approved by the payor for patients to continue receiving Nurtec ODT with no out-of-pocket cost. No membership fees. Only available for commercially insured patients. This is not health insurance. Maximum annual benefit of $7,000 applies. The full terms and conditions can be accessed at nurtec.com/terms-and-conditions.

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