Article 6EQW3 Hope for thousands as NHS approves drug for acute migraine

Hope for thousands as NHS approves drug for acute migraine

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Denis Campbell Health policy editor
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First and only Nice-recommended medicine could alleviate misery' of condition in England and Wales

NHS health advisers have approved the first treatment for acute migraine in a decision that promises to bring relief to about 13,000 people.

The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) has recommended a drug called rimegepant, also known as Vydura, which is made by Pfizer.

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