Vertex Pharmaceuticals ( VRTX) has long been known as the company to turn to for life-saving cystic fibrosis (CF) drugs, and this platform has helped it generate billions of dollars in earnings. But Vertex now is showing that it also can be a game changer when it comes to treating one of the most common of health problems -- pain.

Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals rose after Journavx, the company’s oral non-opioid pain medication, received Food and Drug Administration approval.

Lately, one of America's leading pharmaceutical companies can't catch a break from Wall Street. Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) are down about 9% from a peak the stock set in November,

U.S.-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) has secured approval from the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) for its long-awaited non-opioid

Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. surged ahead of Friday’s market open after the Food and Drug Administration approved the company’s non-opioid pain treatment.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) just snagged its second U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in only 41 days. On Dec. 20, 2024, the FDA gave a thumbs-up to Alyftrek in treating cystic fibrosis (CF).

On Jan. 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug called suzetrigine to treat moderate-to-severe pain. The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals,