Vertex’s VX-548 For Acute Pain May Be Right On Time For Market

Medicare Policy Change In 2025 Favors Non-Opioids

The company’s NaV1.8 inhibitor succeeded in Phase III acute pain trials and will be submitted for US FDA approval in mid-2024. It may reach the market in time for Medicare reimbursement changes favoring non-opioids.

Abdominoplasty plastic operation to reduce the abdomen and remove cellulite
VX-548 succeeded in Phase III abdominoplasty and bunionectomy studies • Source: Shutterstock

The closely watched Phase III clinical trials for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated’s NaV1.8 inhibitor VX-548 in the treatment of moderate-to-severe acute pain following abdominoplasty, bunionectomy and other procedures or events successfully met most of the three studies’ endpoints. As a result, the company plans to submit the drug for US Food and Drug Administration approval by mid-2024 and, if approved, it could reach the market in time for Medicare reimbursement changes favoring non-opioids.

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