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Qulipta
  • Treatments
  • Migraine Prevention

Qulipta

Generic name:atogepant
Dosage form: tablets
Drug class:CGRP inhibitors

Medically reviewed by Judith Stewart, BPharm. Last updated on Sep 29, 2021.

What is Qulipta?

Qulipta is a prescription medicine used for the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults.

It is not known if this medicine is safe and effective in children.

Before you take Qulipta

Before you take Qulipta tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you:

  • have kidney problems or are on dialysis.
  • have liver problems.
  • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if this medicine will harm your unborn baby.
  • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if Qulipta passes into your breast milk. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby while taking Qulipta.

What other drugs will affect Qulipta?

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Qulipta may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how Qulipta works. Your healthcare provider may need to change the dose when taken with certain other medicines.

Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take any of the following, as your healthcare provider may need to change the dose of Qulipta:

  • ketoconazole or itraconazole
  • cyclosporine
  • clarithromycin
  • rifampin
  • carbamazepine
  • phenytoin
  • St. John’s wort
  • efavirenz
  • etravirine

Keep a list of medicines you take to show to your healthcare provider or pharmacist when you get a new medicine.