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Nurtec ODT (rimegepant)Highmark

migraine prevention (episodic)

Initial criteria

  • age ≥ 18 years
  • diagnosis of migraine (ICD-10: G43) classified as episodic migraine (4–14 headache days per month)
  • prescriber attests to: (a) baseline average monthly migraine days, (b) headaches not due to medication rebound/overutilization or lifestyle factors, AND (c) therapeutic failure or intolerance to one (1) agent from two (2) different prophylactic migraine medication classes OR all are contraindicated (alpha-agonists; ACE inhibitors or ARBs; anti-epileptics; beta-blockers; calcium channel blockers; SNRIs; tricyclic antidepressants)