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Click here for Vydura® (rimegepant) Prescribing Information for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Adverse event reporting information can be found at the bottom of the page.

Recommended Dosing ScheduleDosing for VYDURA in adults:For acute treatment of migraine with or without aura*

The recommended dose is 75 mg VYDURA, as needed, once daily. The maximum dose per day of VYDURA is 75 mg1

For preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults who have at least 4 migraine attacks per month*

The recommended dose is 75 mg VYDURA every other day. The maximum dose per day of VYDURA is 75 mg1

For more information please refer to the SMPC

Patient advice for VYDURA

Patients should be advised to used dry hands when opening the blister and referred to the package leaflet for complete instructions1

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Please refer to the package leaflet or SPC for complete instructions.

The oral lyophilisates shown in the icons are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the actual size. Following administration of rimegepant under fed conditions with a high-fat or low-fat meal, Tmax was delayed by 1 to 1.5 hours.1


No more than one oral lyophilisate should be taken in a 24-hour period.1 

Coadministration of medications
  • VYDURA can be co-administered with oral contraceptives2
  • In clinical trials, participants were allowed to use rimegepant alongside rescue medication (i.e. NSAIDs, paracetamol and/ or an antiemetic), the use of triptans was not allowed within 48 hours of initial treatment1
  • Another dose of VYDURA within 48 hours should be avoided  when it is concomitantly administered with moderate  inhibitors of CYP3A4 (e.g. fluconazole) or strong inhibitors of P-gp (e.g. cyclosporine, verapamil, quinidine)1

CYP3A4, cytochrome P450 3A4; NSAID; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; P-gp, P-glycoprotein; Tmax, time to peak drug concentration
*VYDURA 75 mg oral lyophilisate contains gelatin, mannitol, mint flavour and sucralose1
Consider recommending VYDURA as one of the targeted therapies for the treatment of acute migraine with or without aura in adults or the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults who have at least 4 migraine attacks per month1,3
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References:
  1. Vydura (rimegepant) Summary of Product Characteristics for Great Britain; Vydura (rimegepant) Summary of Product Characteristics for Northern Ireland
  2. Szkutnik-Fiedler D. Pharmaceutics 2020; 12:1180
  3. Vydura (rimegepant) Package Leaflet: Information for the Patient
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