Vertex Pharmaceuticals' non-opioid pain medication gets FDA approval
A non-opioid pain medication made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received approval for adults from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Vertex lays out plan to increase access and launch non-opioid pain reliever Journavx
For Vertex these days, it’s all about the launches of three new products—sickle cell disease gene therapy Casgevy, the ...
FDA approves Vertex's non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades
The Vertex drug is a milestone after a long history of unsuccessful efforts to develop painkillers without the addictive potential of opioids.
At $31 a day, is Vertex’s new non-addictive painkiller worth the price?
Will people with acute pain want a new painkiller whose list price is $15.50 a pill when a generic prescription drug is at ...
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Vertex scores double win with non-opioid pain drug
While it wasn’t found to be superior to that standard therapy for acute pain in both trials, Vertex’s drug offers the possibility to “fill the gap between medicines with good tolerability ...
Vertex Pharma Stock Surges After FDA Approves Non-Opioid Pain Drug
Analyst is bullish on Vertex Pharmaceuticals, citing FDA approval for JOURNAVX and strong earnings growth potential in 2025.
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Vertex COO Arbuckle to step down later this year
Stuart Arbuckle, who’s been with Vertex since 2012, plans to retire from his role in July. His departure comes as Vertex works to build markets for new drugs like Casgevy and Journavx.
FDA approves new pain medication as an alternative to opioids: What to know about Journavx
The FDA on Thursday approved a new class of pain medication that provides an alternative to opioids. It will be sold under ...
Vertex Announces FDA Approval of JOURNAVX™ (suzetrigine), a First-in-Class Treatment for Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Acute Pain
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved JOURNAVX™ (suzetrigine), an oral, non-opioid, highly selective NaV1.8 ...
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FDA Approves Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ First-in-Class Non-Opioid Journavx for Moderate-to-Severe Acute Pain
Approval of Journavx for acute pain marks the first new class of acute pain medication approved by the FDA in over 20 years.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals announces FDA approval of Journavx
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved JOURNAVX, an oral, non-opioid, highly selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor ...