Pernix' share rise as FDA approves Treximet for pediatric use

16 May 2015

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Pernix Therapeutics’ (Nasdaq: PTX) Treximet (sumatriptan and naproxen sodium) for use in pediatric patients 12 years of age and older for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura.The news pushed the firm’s share up 7% to $6.91 in afternoon trading on Friday.

Treximet is the first approved combination prescription medicine, and the first to contain sumatriptan, for the treatment of acute migraine attacks in pediatric patients. The two medicines – sumatriptan and naproxen sodium – in combination provide more effective, sustained control of the pain and associated symptoms of migraine compared to either medicine taken alone.

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