The daily treatment will be an option for people who have at least four migraine days a month
According to The Migraine Trust, about 10 million adults in the UK are living with the condition in England are to be offered a daily pill on the NHS that can halve the frequency of debilitating headaches.
Helen Knight, director of medicines evaluation at Nice, said: “Currently, the most effective options for people with chronic migraines who have already tried three preventative treatments are drugs that need to be injected. She added that Aquipta also “offers more choice” for people who suffer episodic migraines, which happen on fewer than 15 days of the month.It has called for “swift” access to the drug to ensure patients with the debilitating condition “can benefit from them as quickly as possible”.“Symptoms can include intense head pain, loss of or changes to the senses, and lack of ability to carry out day-to-day life.
Health minister Andrew Stephenson said: “Migraines affect millions of people in this country and this new treatment will help prevent recurring migraine attacks when other medicines have failed.
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