** Shares of drugmaker BridgeBio Pharma BBIO.O rise 7.08% to $39 after market
** Co posts Q1 Attruby sales of $36.7 million, beating estimates of $13.10 million, according to data compiled by LSEG
** Attruby is used to treat adults with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), in which faulty transthyretin proteins accumulate in the heart and can cause the organ to fail
** As of April 25, 2,072 unique patient prescriptions for Attruby have been written by 756 healthcare providers since FDA approval in November 2024
** Attruby launch continues to be strong so far and has raised market expectations — BMO Capital Markets
** Stock up ~32% YTD
(Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru)
((Sriparna.Roy@thomsonreuters.com;))