which have caused a horrific epidemic in the U.S. Vertex's drug is specifically approved for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain, which is usually caused by injury, surgery, illness ...

The approval was largely expected, but shares of Vertex jumped 5.2% early Friday. The FDA approved the drug to treat acute pain, meaning short-term pain from a procedure or injury. Vertex is also ...

The drug, which was developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston and tested as a pain treatment following surgeries, targets the nerves near an injury site instead of in the brain. “It works in a way ...