The ICER Process: Allergan Engagement Improves Cost Effectiveness Rating For Ubrelvy

ICER president Steve Pearson is ‘cautiously optimistic’ that net pricing for acute migraine treatments will align with benefits once discounts are factored in.

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Valuing Drugs For Acute Migraine

The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review revised its cost effectiveness estimates for Allergan PLC’s new oral CGRP receptor antagonist drug for acute migraine after the company re-analyzed data demonstrating the drug's effectiveness when some patients had to wait beyond two hours to feel the benefit.

The revisions were discussed at a meeting of ICER’s Midwestern Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council on 23 January.

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