** Shares of drugmaker BioCryst Pharmaceuticals BCRX.O rise 6.3% to $8.45 premarket
** BCRX posts Q2 revenue of $163.4 million, compared with $109.3 million a year ago
** Company maintains its 2025 revenue forecast for its skin disease drug, Orladeyo, to be between $580 million and $600 million
** Sales of Orladeyo for the quarter rose 45% to $156.8 million
** BioCryst plans to retire all remaining term debt after its European business sale closes in early October
** Up to last close, stock up 5.7% YTD