Lilly, Allergan Beat Biohaven To Acute Migraine Market With Reyvow, Ubrelvy Launches

After DEA scheduling, Reyvow will be available at pharmacies soon with a list price of $640 for eight tablets. Allergan confirmed that its drug is at pharmacies and prescriptions are being filled.

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About three-fourths of migraine sufferers are women • Source: Shutterstock

It was a neck-and-neck race to the market for new acute migraine treatments, Reyvow (lasmiditan) from Eli Lilly & Co. and Ubrelvy (ubrogepant) from Allergan PLC, but both oral drugs are now available for prescription in the US.

The US Food and Drug Administration approved Lilly’s Reyvow, a 5-HT 1F receptor agonist, in October and the company announced...

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