Why BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Stock Is Popping Today

Shares of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BCRX) are trading higher on Wednesday following the company's announcement of positive news regarding its hereditary angioedema (HAE) treatment, Orladeyo. The company's stock was up by 6.2% as of 3:33 p.m. EDT, after rising by as much as 9.8% earlier in the trading session. 

Back in January, oral once-daily Orladeyo was approved in Japan for prophylactic treatment of HAE. Today, BioCryst Pharma announced that the Japanese National Health Insurance System (NHI) has approved the addition of Orladeyo to its drug price list starting on April 21. Torii Pharmaceutical, a drugmaker headquartered in Japan, owns the commercial rights to Orladeyo in the country. 

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