The analgesic dihydroergotamine (DHE) has perhaps the longest track record of any effective migraine medicine. Seattle-based Impel NeuroPharma (NSDQ:IMPL) aims to reestablish DHE as a cornerstone of acute migraine treatment following the FDA approval of Trudhesa, a DHE nasal spray. Trudhesa uses the company’s Precision Olfactory Delivery (POD) that delivers the drug to the vasculature…
A neurologist dishes on the migraine treatment landscape
Migraines are a prevalent condition, affecting about one billion people across the world. “In the U.S., about 13% of the population experiences migraine headaches regularly,” said Dr. Alexander Feoktistov, a neurologist at the Synergy Integrative Headache Center in Chicago. In the following interview, Feoktistov shed light on the prevalence of the condition and shares his…