Lexicon Pharmaceuticals in the NEWS Yesterday, September 17, 2025, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (LXRX) announced the presentation of clinical data from the company’s Phase 2b PROGRESS study for its investigational, AAK1-inhibitor, pilavapadin, for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) at two medical meetings: “New Promise for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Results from recently finished clinical trials of Pilavapadin, an oral, non-opioid . . . This content …

A few days ago, the FDA approved Lexicon Pharmaceutical’s (LXRX) drug Xermelo™ (telotristat ethyl) 250 mg for the treatment of metastatic neuro-endocrine syndrome (mNET) patients who suffer from carcinoid syndrome diarrhea. The drug will be launched and sold today, March 6, in select specialty pharmacies. Carcinoid syndrome is a rare condition that occurs in patients with mNETs. It is characterized by frequent debilitating diarrhea that …