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ArticleNeurology and therapy2026

Time Course of Rimegepant Effect for Acute Treatment of Migraine in Adults Unsuitable for Triptans: Exploratory Endpoints from a Phase 4, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.

Michel Lanteri-Minet, Timothy Smith, Catherine Nalpas, Luz M Ramirez, Alexandra Thiry, Shannin McCollum, Sara Ramaker, Robert Fountaine

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Article in Neurology and therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05509400 (BHV3000-406), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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BHV3000-406 (C4951004): A Phase 4, Randomized, Double-blind Placebo-Controlled, Efficacy and Tolerability Trial of Rimegepant for the Acute Treatment of Migraine in Adults Unsuitable for Triptan Use

TypeinterventionalSponsorPfizerRan2022 to 2025Enrolled813ConditionsMigraineArmsRimegepant, Placebo
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Michel Lanteri-MinetPain Department and FHU InovPain, CHU Nice and Côte Azur University, Hôpital Cimiez, Nice, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6717-9234
Timothy SmithStudyMetrix Research, LLC., St Peters, MO, USA.
Catherine NalpasPfizer Inc, Paris, France. catherine.nalpas@pfizer.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-2932-0115
Luz M RamirezPfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA.
Alexandra ThiryPfizer Inc, Groton, CT, USA.
Shannin McCollumPfizer Inc, Groton, CT, USA.
Sara RamakerPfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-9639-7918
Robert FountainePfizer Inc, Groton, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4105-1248

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Abstract

introductionA recent placebo-controlled trial (NCT05509400) demonstrated efficacy of single-dose rimegepant 75 mg for acute treatment of migraine in adults unsuitable for triptans. However, the full time course of rimegepant effect has not been reported for this study population.

methodsPre-specified exploratory endpoints from study NCT05509400 assessed the percentage of participants with migraine pain relief, migraine pain freedom, return to normal function, and most bothersome symptom (MBS; nausea, photophobia, or phonophobia) freedom from 15 min to 48 h post-dose. Treatment comparisons used crude risk estimation with nominal p values.

resultsParticipants (rimegepant n = 286; placebo n = 284) were mostly female (89.3%) and had documented failure to ≥ 2 triptans with ≥ 1 reason due to prior intolerance (30.5%) or lack of efficacy (84.9%); 9.1% had a contraindication. Improvements of ≥ 5% for rimegepant over placebo with p ≤ 0.05 [difference (95% CI)] were first observed at 1 h for pain relief [8.6% (1.3%, 15.8%); p = 0.0201], 1.5 h for pain freedom [6.2% (1.5%, 11.0%); p = 0.0103] and return to normal function [7.1% (1.1%, 13.1%); p = 0.0210], and 2 h for MBS freedom [12.5% (5.4%, 19.5%); p = 0.0005]. Improvements of ≥ 5% over placebo were observed at all subsequent time points. Differences (95% CI) at 48 h were 31.2% (23.5%, 39.0%; p < 0.0001) for pain relief, 33.4% (25.9%, 40.9%; p < 0.0001) for pain freedom, 34.1% (25.8%, 42.5%; p < 0.0001) for return to normal function, and 23.2% (15.5%, 31.0%; p < 0.0001) for MBS freedom.

conclusionIn some patients unsuitable for triptans, rimegepant can provide rapid onset (within 1-2 h) of migraine symptom improvement. Improvements may be observed up to 48 h. Rimegepant may be appropriate when triptans are not suitable, particularly in individuals who failed triptans previously due to lack of efficacy. Graphical abstract available for this article.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05509400.

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Acute treatmentEfficacyMigrainePhase 4Randomized clinical trialRimegepantTime courseTriptan unsuitable

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