A Drug That May Be Better Than Marijuana Sent This Company's Stock Soaring 196% in September

A Drug That May Be Better Than Marijuana Sent This Company's Stock Soaring 196% in September

Shares of Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGNX) skyrocketed 196% higher in September after the company reported data from a study that suggested low-dose fenfluramine lowers the rate of seizures in Dravet syndrome patients by more than GW Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ: GWPH) marijuana-based drug Epidiolex.

Zogenix's ZX008 may soon offer new hope to patients living with a rare form of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome. 

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