Suzetrigine - Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: JOURNAVX; SUZ; VX-548Latest Information Update: 03 Feb 2026
At a glance
- Originator Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Class 1 ring heterocyclic compounds; Amides; Analgesics; Ethers; Fluorinated hydrocarbons; Fluorobenzenes; Non-opioid analgesics; Pyridines; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action Nav1.8 voltage-gated sodium channel inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
No
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Acute pain
- Phase III Neuropathic pain
- Phase I Pain
Most Recent Events
- 03 Feb 2026 Vertex Pharmaceuticals plans a phase I trial for Pain (In Volunteers) (PO, Tablet) in February 2026 (NCT07378865)
- 28 Jan 2026 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Pain(In volunteers) in Australia (PO, Tablet)
- 21 Nov 2025 Vertex Pharmaceuticals initiates enrolment in a phase-III trial for Neuropathic pain in USA (PO) (NCT07231419)