FDA Expands Teva’s AJOVY As First Anti-CGRP Preventive For Pediatric Episodic Migraine
Teva Pharmaceuticals, a U.S. affiliate of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., announced that the FDA has approved AJOVY (fremanezumab-vfrm) for the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in children and adolescents aged 6–17 years who weigh at least 45 kg (99 lbs). This approval makes AJOVY the first and only calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonist indicated for both pediatric episodic migraine prevention and migraine prevention in adults, expanding access across age groups.
“Migraines are a common yet invisible condition that can severely disrupt daily life for...