Raise the Bar for migraine care

It’s time to raise the bar for migraine care—because people living with migraine deserve more.

Migraine is a complex and progressive neurological disease¹ known to severely impact and disrupt life. Despite being a leading cause of disability worldwide,² it remains misunderstood and its impact underestimated.³If the approach to migraine care does not evolve, disease progression with possible increasing severity and impact on quality of life may be inevitable.

Now is the time to redefine expectations and Raise the Bar for migraine care.

"Years ago, I wasn’t aware of the risks of disease progression and worsened until I reached a breaking point. Today, I'm grateful that better control is possible."
Paula K. Dumas, President of the World Health Education Foundation and Executive Producer of the Migraine World Summit

Better is possible

At Lundbeck, we believe in challenging the status quo to redefine migraine care. Innovative treatment options, new standards of care, and resources are available to support more ambitious and individualized goals that focus on reducing the personal impact of migraine—not just reducing headache days.

As a community, we must collectively raise the bar for migraine care expectations with a greater sense of urgency to help mitigate disease progression and worsening of disease impact to help people with migraine live their lives to the fullest.

Take the next step toward better migraine care

Download the Patient Empowerment Guide – a consolidated resource of patient advocacy tools, programs, and information. With the right guidance and support, better days may be possible.

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“Migraine can severely impact an individual’s life in many ways. People with migraine deserve to have a better quality of life, and we must empower patients to believe that ‘fine’ is not enough. We can do better.”
Dr. Amaal Starling, Neurologist

In collaboration with the migraine patient community:

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Additional resources

References:

What is migraine? American Migraine Foundation. January 21, 2021. Accessed February 7, 2025. https://americanmigrainefoundation.org/resource-library/what-is-migraine/.
Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. Vos, Theo et al. The Lancet, Volume 396, Issue 10258, 1204 - 1222.
Migraine hurts report. The Migraine Trust. September 2024. Accessed February 7, 2025. https://migrainetrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Migraine-hurts-report-2024.pdf.