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The Motley Fool June 14, 2011 Brian Orelli	Going for Seconds in the Hepatitis C Space Fresh from the Food and Drug Administration's approval of its hepatitis C drug, Incivek, Vertex has licensed a pair of hepatitis C compounds from privately held Alios BioPharma.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2011 Brian Orelli	Invest in Biotechs Going After Unmet Needs What a quarter it was for Vertex Pharmaceuticals: $420 million in net sales of its new hepatitis C drug.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2011 Brian Orelli	If You Can't Beat 'Em, Use 'Em to Beat Your New Rival Merck is supposed to be a bitter rival to Roche in the hepatitis C space. Instead, it's extending the hand of friendship.
Chemistry World October 30, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Vertex to cut 370 jobs US biopharmaceutical firm Vertex is cutting 370 jobs as it faces a drop in demand for its hepatitis C drug Incivek (telaprevir).
The Motley Fool July 27, 2011 Brian Orelli	Good Combo; Too Bad There's Competition Vertex's VX-222 helps standard of care but still requires an injected medication.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2011 Brian Orelli	J&J's Been Busy Johnson & Johnson announced it was hooking up with another partner, Pharmasset, to create a hepatitis C drug combo.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Brian Orelli	New Hep C Data Impressive, but It's Not There Yet All-oral treatment still has a ways to go.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2011 David Williamson	Pharmasset Acquired, Shares Jump 85% Gilead Sciences buys Pharmasset and hepatitis C drug PSI-7977.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2011 Alexander Crawford	Vertex Moving Closer to a Cure for Hepatitis C How do you think the treatment of hepatitis C will evolve?
The Motley Fool January 21, 2011 Brian Orelli	Mark Your Calendar, Drug Investors Vertex announces that the Food and Drug Administration has accepted its New Drug Application to market telaprevir.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2011 Brian Orelli	Victory for Victrelis Merck's hepatitis C drug moves one step closer to FDA approval.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2011 Brian Orelli	There Is Only Downside in Consensus Hepatitis C advisory panels will almost certainly recommend approval. Almost.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2011 Brian Orelli	When Getting Beat Down Is No Big Deal Merck is getting smacked down by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in the hepatitis C market, but it has the bulk to take a beating.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 Brian Orelli	Hepatitis C Drugs Heat Up The current hepatitis C drugs stink. Who's ahead in the race to find new ones?
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The Motley Fool May 17, 2011 Luke Timmerman	Merck, Genentech Team Up on Hepatitis C Drug Merck pulling lots of strings to grab market share against Vertex.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	You Must Realize This Drug Works by Now Vertex concludes its phase 3 trials with another win.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Brian Lawler	Vertex Under the Gun Vertex announces development plans for its lead drug. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2008 Brian Lawler	Vertex's Lead Cut Down Schering-Plough is moving forward with its antiviral hepatitis C drug even faster than expected, much to Vertex's dismay.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 Brian Orelli	Dang! This Drug Is Shining Brighter Vertex illuminates telaprevir's additional benefit in treating hepatitis C patients.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2009 Brian Orelli	Vertex Pulls a Wimpy After four follow-on stock offerings in the last three years, Vertex Pharmaceuticals finally has a plan to raise some cash that won't dilute its shareholders.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	Vertex Combines to Keep From Being Ground Up Vertex Pharmaceuticals announces that it is buying ViroChem Pharma, getting two early stage hepatitis C compounds in the deal.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Brian Lawler	Schering's Gain Is Only a Mild Headache for Vertex Schering-Plough's strong phase 2 clinical results of its hepatitis C virus drug candidate send shares of competitor Vertex down.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2008 Brian Lawler	Vertex Verging on Crucial News Soon-to-arrive study results could decide the future of Vertex Pharmaceutical's lead drug telaprevir.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 Charly Travers	Cash Concerns at Vertex New royalties might not help offset losses at the pharmaceutical, so it's time to look at the drug pipeline.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2008 Brian Lawler	Less Is More for Vertex The company's potential hepatitis C compound proves effective with fewer dosages.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2011 Brian Orelli	Are Two FDA Approvals in One Week a Positive Sign? Bristol-Myers Squibb received Food and Drug Administration approval for its kidney transplant drug Nulojix yesterday, marking the second approval this week from the FDA.
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The Motley Fool October 20, 2010 Brian Orelli	What's Your Next Trick, Gilead? Just when investors had counted Gilead Sciences down for the count, it comes roaring back.
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Chemistry World December 3, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	New wave of hepatitis C drugs hits US shore Johnson & Johnson's hepatitis C drug Olysio (simeprevir) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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The Motley Fool April 27, 2005 Charly Travers	Vertex's Emerging Pipeline Early-stage drugs, including one for hepatitis C, are moving forward. For Vertex investors, the phase 2 trials will be the story to watch over the next two years.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2010 Luke Timmerman	Vertex Awaits Final Proof that Hepatitis C Drug Works For this drug researcher, the proof is in the telaprevir.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2011 Brian Orelli	Not the Best Quarter, but... There's little reason to worry about Johnson & Johnson.
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The Motley Fool November 6, 2007 Brian Lawler	No Surprise That Vertex Has Competition Did shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals slump on competition concerns?
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