Pfizer To Put Big Marketing Muscle Behind Migraine With Biohaven Purchase
Executive Summary
Pfizer’s $11.6bn acquisition of the company brings it full rights to the oral migraine drug Nurtec ODT and nasal spray zevegepant, with aims to build a $6bn migraine franchise.
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