Pfizer is back with a new ad for its migraine medication Nurtec ODT that again features singer-actor Lady Gaga.
Less than four months after recommending Pfizer’s Vydura (rimegepant) to prevent migraine headaches, England’s National Institute of Care and Health Excellence (NICE) has given it a thumbs up to treat them.
June 16 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly (LLY.N) said on Friday its migraine prevention drug failed to show superiority to a rival from Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) in a post-approval study.
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is recommending Pfizer’s oral migraine drug rimegepant, known commercially in the US as Nurtec and branded in Europe as Vydura. However, there are a few restrictions at play.
On May 9, The Scottish Medicines Consortium approved the inclusion of Pfizer and Biohaven’s Vydura (rimegepant) into the Scottish National Health Services (NHS) for the acute treatment of migraines.
March 16 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said on Thursday it was working on a new child-proof packaging for its migraine drug, Nurtec ODT, after safety concerns led to a recall alert from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today the completion of its acquisition of Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd., the maker of NURTEC® ODT (rimegepant), an innovative migraine therapy approved for both acute treatment and prevention of episodic migraine in adults.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (NYSE: BHVN) announced the important findings pertaining to the benefit of Nurtec® ODT (rimegepant) in decreasing the burden of butalbital use among migraine patients in real world clinical practice.
Biohaven reported in Q2 results on Friday that it’s cleared the necessary antitrust hurdles to move forward with the sale of its calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) assets to Pfizer. However, because the company is “focused on workstreams related to the closing” of the deal, it did not host a call with analysts and investors.