Lilly's attempted migraine buster seeks share of lucrative market

12 December 2017
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Drugs that prove to be an effective treatment for migraines could find their way into the hands of as many as 13% of Americans, so it is no surprise that several of pharma’s biggest players are  in the race to gain a share of the market.

US pharma major Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) has put itself among the frontrunners with the news that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a Biologics License Application (BLA) to review galcanezumab for the prevention of migraine in adults.

Galcanezumab is a monoclonal antibody specifically designed to bind to and inhibit the activity of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), which is believed to play a role in migraine and cluster headache.

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