A new fixed-dosed combination therapy for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura was approved last month, offering another option for those who need relief. And another therapy is expected to enter the market next year.
For patients who experience frequent or severe migraine attacks, or who don’t respond to traditional medications, the growing number of options improves the odds of pain-free living.
Timing Matters in Migraine Treatment
Migraine symptoms can escalate quickly, and at their peak can be debilitating. Fast-acting treatments are the most effective at improving symptoms and preventing worsening attacks. Even a short delay in treatment can prolong pain and reduce responsiveness to medication.
New therapies increasingly offer patients options to address attacks early, reducing the risk of long-lasting discomfort and disruption to work, school and family. Some medications can even curtail future attacks.
A Personalized Approach to Migraine Care
Migraine symptoms can present differently among patients, and in the same patient over time. Women, whose migraines are often influenced by hormone fluctuations, are more likely to experience cyclical patterns that change over time. A treatment that works well at one stage of life may be ineffective, or contraindicated, at another.
But each new therapy adds to the toolbox of options, allowing for greater flexibility in managing migraine as it presents in each individual patient.
Access to a broad range of treatment options allows for a customizable approach, empowering patients and their health care provider to find what is most effective at helping each patient maintain a pain-free life. Particularly for those who have struggled to find relief, new treatment options encourage patients to keep trying.
