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acute treatment of migraine

Initial criteria

  • age ≥ 18 years
  • diagnosis of migraine (ICD-10: G43), classified as acute migraine headaches with or without aura
  • therapeutic failure, contraindication, or intolerance to two of the following: generic oral sumatriptan, generic oral rizatriptan, or generic oral zolmitriptan
  • if using two chemically distinct CGRP inhibitors in combination for preventive and acute use, prescriber attests that benefits outweigh risks of concurrent use

Reauthorization criteria

  • The prescriber attests that the member has experienced positive clinical response to therapy.

Approval duration

initial 6 months (12 months for Delaware), reauth 12 months