Preventative Treatment for Migraine Patients

CE / CME

Personalized Migraine Prevention: Crafting Proactive Treatment Plans through Shared Decision-Making

Physician Assistants/Physician Associates: 0.50 AAPA Category 1 CME credit

Nurses: 0.50 Nursing contact hour

Physicians: maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

Pharmacists: 0.50 contact hour (0.05 CEUs)

Released: May 28, 2024

Expiration: May 27, 2025

Nada Hindiyeh
Nada Hindiyeh, MD, FAHS

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You start Alice on galcanezumab subcutaneous monthly injections for the prevention of migraine in addition to continuing onabotulinumtoxinA injections, and she returns to your office after 3 months. She reports a significant decrease in her headache frequency to 3 days per month, most of which are mild and quickly resolved with acute treatment. Her only concern is the injection needle, and she is asking for options that don’t require a monthly injection.

Which CGRP-targeted therapy is an oral preventive for migraine?