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New Data Ahead Of Launch Could Help Strengthen Symbravo’s Position In Migraine

 
• By Alaric DeArment

Results from the Phase III EMERGE study showed that Axsome’s recently approved Symbravo is effective in patients dissatisfied with oral CGRP inhibitors.

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Fresh off its approval from the US Food and Drug Administration, Axsome Therapeutics’ migraine drug Symbravo (meloxicam and rizatriptan) stands to potentially strengthen its position in a crowded marketplace, with data showing it can treat patients who have not responded well to the CGRP inhibitors that currently dominate that market.

Axsome said 24 February that the open-label Phase III EMERGE trial of Symbravo among patients experiencing inadequate response to oral CGRP inhibitors met its primary endpoint, the Migraine Treatment Optimization...

Key Takeaways
  • Less than a month after the FDA approved Symbravo, Axsome announced data from the Phase III EMERGE study showing the drug is effective in patients...

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