by Kristen Estep | Feb 1, 2020 | Get Real About Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Migraine In Real Life, Patient Perspective
Written by Nicole Safran presented by Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. When I heard a new migraine abortive drug class, gepants, was approved by the FDA, I was ecstatic. An abortive is a medication used to stop a migraine attack after one has begun. Like many, I’ve...
by Kristen Estep | Jan 25, 2020 | Advocacy and Migraine, Medication & Treatments, Migraine Community, Patient Perspective
On January 23, 2020 the ICER review board met in a public meeting, along with doctors and patient advocates to determine the efficacy and availability of the newest class of migraine medications. There was much testimony given about the patient trials and results of...
by Kristen Estep | Nov 16, 2019 | Advocacy and Migraine, Medication & Treatments
Chronic Migraine Awareness, Inc. would like to thank Roni A.Jones for her contribution to our blog. “Stigma is a process by which the reaction of others spoils normal identity.” Quote ~ Erving Goffman In the last few years, I haven’t encountered much...
by chronicmigraineawareness | Dec 3, 2018 | Medication & Treatments
FDA APPROVES FIRST CGRP INHIBITOR FOR PREVENTION OF MIGRAINE ATTACKS “For years the migraine community has been advocating for new treatment options that are specifically designed to treat migraine, a debilitating and often stigmatized disease. Today we...
