VX 708
Alternative Names: VX-708Latest Information Update: 28 Oct 2025
At a glance
- Originator Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Class Analgesics; Small molecules
- Mechanism of Action 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
- No development reported Acute pain
Most Recent Events
- 28 Oct 2025 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Acute pain(Combination therapy, In volunteers) in USA (IV)
- 28 May 2025 No recent reports of development identified for phase-I development in Acute pain(In volunteers) in United Kingdom (PO)
- 14 Apr 2023 Vertex Pharmaceuticals completes a phase I trial for Acute Pain in United Kingdom (PO) (NCT05347394)