New Migraine Drugs: What About CGRP?
CGRP – calcitonin gene-related peptide neurotransmitter. Sends messages in your body related to PAIN.
Is CGRP blocking the new frontier of migraine medicine?
Actually, CGRP blocking could be one reason why triptan drugs work. But some researchers believe that better drugs targetting CGRP could better block migraine symptoms with fewer side effects. Researchers want to use antibodies to stop CGRP in its tracks.
Who’s working on these drugs?
- Labrys Biologics: A drug called LBR-101
- Arteaus Therapeutics: A drug called LY2951742
- Amgen: A drug called AMG 334
- Alder Biopharmaceuticals: A drug called ALD 403
For more on CGRP and these upcoming drugs, read The Secret of CGRP and Place your bets–A horse race emerges in the migraine space
Currently recruiting for clinical trials: Amgen’s AMG 334
21 January 2015 @ 8:50 pm
Will this new medication, CGRP, stop migraines that are triggered by weather changes?
6 August 2016 @ 4:36 pm
I get migraines from the weather too.i wish I could do something for them too.
8 August 2016 @ 10:10 pm
Hi Amy Thanks for commenting on my question. As far as I know, other than watching for fronts to come on the weather forecast, it is a best guess. But on days where the glare is bad, I tip the blinds in my house to help prevent a trigger. Let me know if you read or hear anything. Thanks, Casper