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Vertex Partners with Basketball World Champion Jayson Tatum to Raise Awareness of JOURNAVX®, a Non-Opioid Medicine Approved for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe-Acute Pain
- Tatum shares, for the first time, his treatment experience with JOURNAVX while recovering from ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Vertex Partners with Basketball World Champion Jayson Tatum to Raise Awareness of JOURNAVX®, a Non-Opioid Medicine Approved for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe-Acute Pain\n\n\n .bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n \n\n\n\n\n - Tatum shares, for the first time, his treatment experience with JOURNAVX while recovering from Achilles injury -\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated\n \n (Nasdaq: VRTX)\n \n\n today announced that the company has partnered with basketball world champion Jayson Tatum to raise awareness of JOURNAVX\n \n ®\n \n (suzetrigine), a prescription non-opioid medicine for the treatment of moderate-to-severe acute pain in adults and the first new class of pain medicine approved in more than 20 years.\n \n\n During the 2025 playoffs in May, Jayson ruptured his Achilles tendon, a season-ending injury that required immediate surgery. Now, for the first time, Jayson is sharing his story detailing his injury, his experience treating his acute pain with JOURNAVX, and his laser focus on getting back to the court.\n \n\n \"I have dealt with pain and played through it quite a bit over the course of my career, but tearing my Achilles was something I never thought would happen to me,” said Tatum. “With the intensity of this surgery and recovery, I knew I would need a different approach to managing the pain given the side effects I initially experienced with the opioid pain medication that my surgeon prescribed me. I took JOURNAVX as a non-opioid alternative, and it worked in effectively managing my pain. My hope is that by sharing my story, people will see they’re not alone in wanting new options to treat their short-term pain and should feel empowered to talk with their doctor about JOURNAVX to see if it’s right for them.”\n \n\n “We’re proud to partner with Jayson Tatum, a world-class athlete, philanthropist, and father,” said Duncan McKechnie, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Vertex. “By sharing his personal story and JOURNAVX experience, Jayson is empowering others to be proactive with their doctors about pain management and discuss whether JOURNAVX is right for them.”\n \n\n \"In my practice, I've operated on thousands of patients with a wide range of injuries including many e...