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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Jumps After FDA Approval for New Non-Opioid Painkiller
Journavx is the first and only approved non-opioid oral painkiller and the first new class of pain medicine approved in more than 20 years.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock is soaring. The FDA just approved its potentially game-changing pain treatment.
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.
FDA approves new type of non-addictive painkiller from Boston drug company
The drug represents a new pathway to treating people with pain due to surgeries or traumatic injuries, avoiding the addictive risks of opioids.
FDA Approves First New Non-Opiod Painkiller in Decades
Journavx is designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Shares Gain After FDA Approves Non-Opioid Pain Drug
Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals rose after Journavx, the company’s oral non-opioid pain medication, received Food and Drug Administration approval.
US FDA approves Vertex's non-opioid painkiller
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' drug to treat acute pain, the health regulator said on Thursday, offering a first-of-its-kind alternative to addictive opioid painkillers that have fueled a national crisis.
FDA approves first new non-opioid painkiller in decades, and it's from a MA company.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new non-opioid pain medication developed by the Massachusetts-based company Vertex Pharmaceuticals on Thursday. The drug, which is called suzetrigine and will be sold under the brand name Journavx, is the first new type of pain medicine approved by the agency in more than 20 years.
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 the brand name Journavx.
FDA approves first non-addictive pain medication
The FDA has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Journavx, the first new medication to be approved in more than two decades, to treat adults with acute pain. The medication is the first of its kind, with non-addictive properties and provides an alternative to opioids.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals CEO on non-opioid painkiller: It's safe, effective and non-addictive
CNBC’s Angelica Peebles and Vertex JournavxPharmaceuticals CEO Reshma Kewalramani join 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the FDA's approval of the company's non-opioid painkiller pill Journavx, a new alternative for pain relief that comes without the risk of addiction,
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.
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FDA OKs First-In-Class Nonopioid Pain Med Suzetrigine
Suzetrigine selectively inhibits the NaV1.8 pain-signaling pathway in the peripheral nervous system and provides effective ...
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Shares Are Up Today: What's Going On?
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTX) shares are trading higher Friday following two major developments that strengthen ...
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Jumps as Non-Opioid Painkiller Gets FDA Approval
The company announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, a twice-daily pill that it described as a "highly selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor for the treatment of ...
Optimistic Outlook for Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Strong Performance, New Approvals, and Promising Pipeline Drive Buy Rating
Analyst Michael Yee of Jefferies maintained a Buy rating on Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX – Research Report), retaining the price target of ...
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FDA Green Lights New, Nonaddictive Pain Pill Journavx — But It’s Pricey
The drug, known as suzetrigine, is the first new painkiller approved in the U.S. since 1998. It can be used to relieve pain after surgery or injury, and some researchers say it might be the start of a ...
Vertex Pharmaceuticals price target raised to $545 from $520 at BMO Capital
BMO Capital analyst Evan Seigerman raised the firm’s price target on Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) to $545 from $520 and keeps an Outperform ...