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 ...
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' SWOT analysis: cystic fibrosis leader faces pipeline challenges
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX), a global biotechnology company with a market capitalization of $119.1 billion known for its transformative cystic fibrosis (CF) treatments, finds itself at a ...
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Vertex wins FDA nod for Journavx, new mechanism for acute pain
An effort two decades in the making, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s suzetrigine gained U.S. FDA approval as the first drug targeting the NaV1.8 pain signal. Branded Journavx, the oral small molecule is ...
Historic FDA approval marks first nonopioid breakthrough since Clinton era
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday its approval of suzetrigine, the first new painkiller greenlit by the ...
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New FDA-Approved Painkiller Is a Safer Alternative to Opioids
The FDA has approved a new type of painkiller that doesn't come with the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioids.