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Why BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Rose 8% on Thursday

Why BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Rose 8% on Thursday

Shares of BioCryst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: BCRX) rose after the company's second-quarter earnings call. A stronger than expected performance from the company's shiny new sales force drove the biotech stock 8.7% higher as of 3:58 p.m EDT on Thursday. Last December, the FDA approved BioCryst Pharmaceuticals' first drug, an oral treatment for hereditary angioedema (HAE) called Orladeyo.