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Rimegepant for the acute treatment of migraine: A phase 3, multicenter, open-label, long-term safety and effectiveness study in adults from China.

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Mingjie ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Aihong GuoDepartment of Neurology, Yan'an University Xianyang Hospital, Xianyang, China.
Jin WuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Hebo WangDepartment of Neurology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache
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Oct 13, 2025
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Abstract

BackgroundThis study evaluated the long-term safety, tolerability and effectiveness of rimegepant, 75 mg orally disintegrating tablet, for the acute treatment of migraine in Chinese adults.MethodsThis phase 3, multicenter, open-label, single-arm study enrolled Chinese adults with a ≥1 year history of migraine (with or without aura), 6-18 moderate-to-severe migraine attacks/month within three months before a screening visit and at least six migraine days during a 30-day observation phase (OP). After the OP, eligible participants took rimegepant as needed (maximum one tablet per day) at the onset of mild-to-severe migraine attack for a long-term treatment (LTT) of 52 weeks.ResultsOverall, 240 participants were treated and 208 (86.3%) completed the study. During LTT, 203 (84.6%) participants reported ≥1 treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) and 46 (19.2%) reported ≥1 TEAE considered to be rimegepant-related. There were no rimegepant-related serious AEs or rimegepant-related TEAEs that led to treatment interruption or discontinuation. Mean reduction from the OP in monthly migraine days was observed as early as the first four weeks (-1.7; 95% confidence interval = -2.2 to -1.2), with an overall mean reduction of -4.4 (95% confidence interval = -4.9 to -3.9) days across LTT.ConclusionsRimegepant had a favorable long-term safety profile, was well tolerated in Chinese participants, and a reduction in the number of monthly migraine days was observed during the LLT. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05371652.

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Chineseacute treatmentlong-termmigrainerimegepant

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