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

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new class of non-opioid painkiller which one Lowcountry pharmacist is calling “revolutionary.” ...

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

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

Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ (VRTX) non-opioid pain drug Journavx was picked up by UnitedHealth’s (UNH) Optum on “Tier 3.” The insurer said, ...

Vertex Pharma (VRTX) stock slips as UnitedHealth (UNH) offers its pain drug Journavx Tier 3 coverage, setting a rivalry with ...