Can Botox hang with CGRP in migraine? Allergan says yes; analysts are skeptical

Last week, Allergan CEO Brent Saunders told investors that Botox “continues to remain very strong” in migraine despite the arrival of three drugs from the brand-new CGRP class. But exactly how strong?

As company executives told analysts at Bernstein, the new-to-brand share for Botox in migraine equals that of the group of newcomers, which comprises Amgen and Novartis’ Aimovig, Teva’s Ajovy and Eli Lilly’s Emgality.