Vertex snags FDA nod for once-daily cystic fibrosis triplet Alyftrek as switch from Trikafta kicks off
As Vertex Pharmaceuticals reels from a painful trial readout for its pain candidate suzetrigine, the Boston biotech has chalked up a win in its specialty area of cystic fibrosis. | The FDA has approved Vertex’s Alyftrek,
Vertex Wins FDA Approval for New Cystic Fibrosis Option but Stock Still Down
The new combination, dubbed Alyftrek, is designed to improve on the Trikafta, a product that generated sales of $8.9 billion in 2023. It’s welcome good news for Vertex following last week’s subpar clinical results for its non-opioid analgesic.
Vertex Secures FDA Approval for New Cystic Fibrosis Drug Alyftrek
Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX announced that the FDA has approved its next-in-class vanza triple therapy for treating people with cystic fibrosis (CF) aged six years and above. The drug will be marketed under the brand name Alyftrek.
Vertex drug for cystic fibrosis wins approval
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Vertex' Trikafta Gets Expanded FDA Approval For Cystic Fibrosis Treatment
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) said Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded its approval of a cystic fibrosis treatment,
FDA approves Alyftrek once-daily oral combination for cystic fibrosis
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Alyftrek, a once-daily oral combination of vanzacaftor, tezacaftor, and deutivacaftor, for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in adults
Vertex secures two FDA wins for cystic fibrosis, both with boxed warnings
Vertex has won two cystic fibrosis approvals from the FDA, but the agency included high-level safety warnings.
Vertex wins approval for new once-daily CF drug
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. notched two FDA victories late Friday for its cystic fibrosis medicines, increasing the number of ...
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Viridian confirms benefit of drug for thyroid eye disease
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How hockey became a lifeline for Gunnar and Boomer Esiason
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Vertex Announces U.S. FDA Approval for TRIKAFTA (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) to Include Additional Non-F508del TRIKAFTA-Responsive Variants
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expanded use of TRIKAFTA ® (elexacaftor ...