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SynthesisClinical drug investigation2022

Atogepant for Migraine Prevention: A Systematic Review of Efficacy and Safety.

Alok Singh, Mahesh Kumar Balasundaram

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Synthesis in Clinical drug investigation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alok SinghDepartment of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. draloksingh@aiimsraipur.edu.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6720-2756
Mahesh Kumar BalasundaramDepartment of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveAtogepant is the latest calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonist approved exclusively for prophylaxis of episodic migraine and is administered orally in doses of 10-60 mg/day. This article aims to provide a systematic review of the efficacy and safety of atogepant in migraine prevention.

methodsThe literature was searched in different databases, i.e., the National Institute of Health clinical trials registry, PubMed, and the Cochrane library between 2018 to October 2021 using the keywords atogepant, MK-8031, and migraine. Conference abstracts listed in the Cochrane database (includes Embase) and drug information provided by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) label were also reviewed. Only English-language clinical trials were included. The authors retrieved 58 articles. Eventually, two randomized, double-blind, multicenter clinical trials involving 1,727 participants and one open-label trial were analyzed.

resultsThe FDA approved atogepant for migraine prevention in September 2021 based on two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. Atogepant approved for migraine prevention acts as a CGRP receptor antagonist and is administered orally. Based on the 12-week clinical trials, atogepant was efficacious in prevention of migraine and it was well tolerated. The most common treatment-emergent adverse events were nausea, constipation, and upper respiratory infection. RELEVANCE TO PATIENT CARE AND CLINICAL PRACTICE: Atogepant had a statistically significant change from baseline in monthly migraine days, monthly headache days, and acute medication use days.

conclusionsAtogepant seems to be beneficial for migraine prevention, and it may be of more benefit in individuals who do not wish to take the drug as an injection or do not require a prolonged duration of drug effect. However, head-to-head trials with other CGRP antagonists are required to ascertain its place in migraine prevention.

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Calcitonin Gene-Related PeptideMigraine DisordersAnalgesicsDouble-Blind MethodHeadacheHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicPiperidinesPyridinesPyrrolesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSpiro CompoundsTreatment OutcomeAnalgesicsatogepantCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptidePiperidinesPyridinesPyrrolesSpiro Compounds

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