Eptinezumab
Red
Brand:
Nice TA:
871
Commissioning responsibility:
CCG
PbR excluded:
Yes
BNF chapter:
Central nervous system
Background
1.1 Eptinezumab is recommended as an option for preventing migraine in adults, only if:
• they have 4 or more migraine days a month
• at least 3 preventive drug treatments have failed and
• the company provides it according to the commercial arrangement.
1.2 Stop eptinezumab after 12 weeks of treatment if:
• in episodic migraine (fewer than 15 headache days a month), the frequency does not reduce by at least 50%
• in chronic migraine (15 headache days a month or more with at least 8 of those having features of migraine), the frequency does not reduce by at least 30%.
Recommendation
LSCMMG Recommendation:
Red
Reason for decision:
Specialist medicine
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