A sign marks Allergan’s offices in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it had approved Allergan Plc’s drug for treating acute migraine in adults.
The drug, Ubrelvy, is the first oral version of a new class of drugs called CGRP inhibitors to win the FDA’s approval for treating the neurological disease. (bit.ly/2QeY1b7)
The new class of drugs acts by interfering with CGRP, a protein involved in causing severe headaches.
Reporting by Manojna Maddipatla in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli
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