This drug may reduce the risk of addiction to pain medications by decreasing reliance on opioids to reduce pain.

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Because of the recent approval by the FDA, it is anticipated payers will see an up-tick in the number of requests for this new drug. Because Journavx is not listed on the formulary, all requests ...

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 ...

Optum Rx, the pharmacy benefit manager owned by UnitedHealth Group, placed Journavx on some of its commercial formularies in ...

On Jan. 30, the FDA granted approval for Vertex's pain medication, Journavx. It's a non-opioid treatment for moderate to severe acute pain. For the healthcare industry, this can be a valuable ...

Positive data from a pair of acute pain studies convinced the company that its drug, which works differently than existing ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, the first opioid-free prescription drug for moderate to severe acute pain in more than 20 years.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals generated more than $11 billion in product revenue last year thanks to its dominance in cystic ...

What's considered excellent revenue growth depends on the industry. With that context in mind, consider that Eli Lilly's ...

The Boston-based company's new medication, called Journavx, is being placed on a tier that means it might be costlier than ...

Vertex's Journavx, a new non-opioid pain drug, lands Tier 3 on Optum Rx formularies. Vertex reports $2.91 billion Q4 sales.