Specific medications can rapidly stop and relieve acute migraine attacks
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Specific pharmacological treatments, such as targeted oral combination therapies and CGRP receptor antagonists like rimegepant, are proven effective in providing rapid pain relief and freedom during acute migraine attacks.
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Novel optimization of multi-mechanistic approaches for the acute treatment of a migraine attack: A review.
2026 · cited by 1
This review highlights how multi-mechanistic acute treatments, such as specific triptan/NSAID combinations, successfully target the neurovascular processes of acute migraine attacks.
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Efficacy and safety of rimegepant for acute and preventive treatment of migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
2026 · cited by 0
This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials demonstrates that a single dose of rimegepant rapidly and effectively provides 2-hour pain freedom and relief for acute migraine.