Migraine Drug Atogepant Delivers Good News When Allergan Needs It Most

Oral CGRP inhibitor atogepant delivers strong Phase IIb/III results in episodic migraine prevention less than a week after activist investors went public with their push for a management shakeup to reverse Allergan's falling stock price.

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Allergan PLC's ubrogepant has been one of few bright spots during a period in which the company's stock has been in decline, so positive Phase IIb/III results for the follow-on CGRP inhibitor atogepant in episodic migraine comes as an opportune boost as the company pushes back against a pair of activist investors.

Ubrogepant, the firm’s lead CGRP inhibitor, will be submitted for US FDA approval for in the first half of 2019...

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