Headaches: Medical Treatments

(asked on 24th April 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the NHS has to make available a monthly injection for the treatment of migraine.


Answered by
Steve Brine Portrait
Steve Brine
This question was answered on 1st May 2018

The Department is aware of the findings of a recent trial to evaluate the effectiveness of monthly injections of erenumab in people affected by migraine. Whilst the results of the trial suggested that the injections could reduce the number of migraines experienced by sufferers, the trial authors also stated that further research would be needed to determine the long-term safety of erenumab and the durability of its effects in patients.

In order to become routinely available on the National Health Service, this migraine treatment would have to fully demonstrate its safety and efficacy, receive appropriate licensing and be approved by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

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