Skip to main content

Ubrelvy: Uses, How it Works & Common Side Effects

Ubrelvy tablets are used to treat migraine headaches in adults, that are with or without aura.

Video transcript

Ubrelvy tablets are used to treat migraine headaches in adults, that are with or without aura.

Ubrelvy is a tablet that is taken when you have a migraine headache to help relieve pain and other migraine symptoms.

It is not used to prevent a migraine headache.

This medicine works by blocking a protein called CGRP in the nerve endings that are involved in pain and migraines, this helps reduce pain and migraine symptoms.

It is from the CGRP inhibitor class of medicines and is a prescription medicine.

Ubrelvy received FDA approval on December 23, 2019, for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults.

Common side effects may include nausea which can affect 4% of patients or sleepiness which affects 3% of patients.

This material is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

Always consult with your healthcare provider.

Recommended videos

1:02

What is A1C and why it matters

The A1C test (also known as the hemoglobin A1c, HbA1c, or glycated hemoglobin test) is a common blood test used to diagnose type 1 and type 2 diabetes and prediabetes.

1:16

Reverse fly with dumbbell for upper back

The reverse fly exercise targets the upper back. See how it's done.

0:17

Alzheimers disease

This animation shows the brain and the changes that occur to it from Alzheimer's disease.

0:11

Herniated nucleus pulposus (slipped disk)

This animation shows displacement of an inter vertebral disk (disk between the vertebrae).

0:46

Endoscopic mucosal resection

Endoscopic mucosal resection is used to remove suspicious tissue from your digestive tract.

Browse by category

By medication