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  • Migraine significantly impacts patients and society.
  • Preventive treatments are underused, leading to over-reliance on acute therapies.
  • Acute treatment overuse can exacerbate migraine severity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of CGRP-targeting drugs for migraine prevention.
  • To assess the potential of CGRP-targeting therapies to improve disease management and patient adherence.

Main Methods:

  • Large, randomized trials were conducted.
  • Efficacy and tolerability of CGRP-targeting drugs were established.

Main Results:

  • CGRP-targeting drugs demonstrate established tolerability and efficacy.
  • Migraine-specific preventive drugs show increased adherence compared to non-specific treatments.
  • These therapies benefit patients unresponsive to traditional preventive medications.

Conclusions:

  • CGRP-targeting therapies represent a new class of migraine-specific treatments.
  • Increased use of these drugs can optimize migraine management and enhance patient quality of life.
  • Migraine-specific preventive options improve disease control for disabled patients.