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Vandana Singh

Vertex Touts Positive Data From Mid-Stage Study Of Its Non-Opioid Pain Drug

Vertex Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) released positive results from two Phase 2 post-operative trials for its non-opioid program, VX-548. 
  • One trial looked at patients who had just received a bunionectomy (Correcting the deformity of toes & foot), the other in patients who received abdominoplasty (tummy tuck).
  • Vertex said that within 48 hours of surgery, bunionectomy, and tummy tuck, patients who received the high dose of VX-548 experienced significantly less pain than patients who received a placebo. 
  • Read Next: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Clocks 27% Growth In Product Revenues, Issues FY22 Guidance.
  • Bunionectomy patients who received the mid-level dose experienced more pain than those on placebo. And patients who received the lowest dose saw some improvement over the placebo, although it was not statistically significant.
  • Vertex executives said they would push the drug into pivotal trials later this year. 
  • The Company plans to advance VX-548 into pivotal development in 2H of 2022.
  • Price Action: VRTX shares are up 2.63% at $263.27 during the market session on the last check Thursday.
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