In two randomized clinical trials evaluating pain control following abdominoplasty and bunionectomy, Journavx demonstrated ...

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ( NASDAQ: VRTX) TD Cowen 45th Annual Health Care Conference Transcript March 3, 2025 3:10 PM ET David Altshuler - Executive Vice President, Global Research and CSO ...

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Despite not differentiating itself from placebo, the Texas-based company said it plans to push pilavapadin into Phase III ...

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The encouraging result comes just days after the US FDA approved Vertex Pharma's non-opioid painkiller Journavx (suzetrigine), an oral NaV1.8 inhibitor, as a treatment for acute pain, representing ...

The company also develops CASGEVY for the treatment of sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia; JOURNAVX for the treatment of acute pain in adults; VX-522, a CFTR mRNA ...

Suzetrigine (Journavx) is the first new drug approved to treat acute pain in over 20 years and the first to be classified as a selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor, an alternative to opiates.

the Food and Drug Administration approved a new pain medicine called Journavx (suzetrigine), made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals. It's the first time in 25 years the agency has given the green light to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said last week it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx for short-term pain that often follows surgery or injuries. It’s the first new pharmaceutical approach ...