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Lilly Moves Into Migraine Race With CHMP Okay

 
• By Kevin Grogan

Competition is hotting up in the CGRP class of new migraine therapies, with Lilly's Emgality being recommended for approval in Europe, paving the way for a market share battle with Novartis' Aimovig.

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Emgality is close behind Aimovig en route to European migraine market • Source: Shutterstock

Having secured a recommendation for approval in Europe for Emgality (galcanezumab,) and with a green light expected this week from the FDA, Eli Lilly has now caught up with Amgen Inc., Novartis AG and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and their respective calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) blockers for the prevention of migraine.

Emgality is almost certain to be approved in Europe in the next couple of months after the European Medicines Agency's...

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