The first shot taken at Medicaid, likely UnitedHealthcare coverage for Vertex's pain drug, and Optum’s wellness visit ad.

Subin Baral, EY global life sciences deals leader, told GEN M&A deals are expected to increase in 2025, driven by biopharmas that are eager to recoup revenues they expect to lose as their aging ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) stock has performed strongly since the turn of the year, gaining 14.6% and vastly outperforming the healthcare ...

A new painkiller that is said to be free of addiction risks may be transformative for treatment of acute pain, according to ...

Analyst Salveen Richter of Goldman Sachs maintained a Buy rating on Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX – Research Report), reducing the price target ...

Introducing Journavx: the FDA-approved non-opioid, non-addictive drug for acute pain. A major breakthrough in pain medication ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) just snagged its second U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in only 41 ...

Lately, one of America's leading pharmaceutical companies can't catch a break from Wall Street. Shares of Vertex ...

The FDA has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx, a new pain medication designed to reduce the risk of addiction and overdose associated with opioids. Intended for short-term pain after surgeries ...

The new drug will carry a list price of $15.50 per pill, making it many times more expensive than comparable opioids.

Will people with acute pain want a new painkiller whose list price is $15.50 a pill when a generic prescription drug is at ...

A new non-opioid painkiller, JournaVX, has received approval from the FDA, marking the first new type of pain medication in ...