Vertex Pharmaceuticals Partners with LA Marathon Organizer for JOURNAVX Awareness
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has launched a multi-event partnership with The McCourt Foundation (TMF) to promote awareness of its non-opioid acute pain medication, JOURNAVX.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals published Phase 3 RAINIER trial results for povetacicept in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented the data at the ASN Kidney Week 2026.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals has launched a multi-event partnership with The McCourt Foundation (TMF) to promote awareness of its non-opioid acute pain medication, JOURNAVX.
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