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FDA approves non-opioid painkiller, first new class in decades
A new drug approved Thursday by the FDA offers pain management but is not addictive. Unlike opioids, it treats pain signals ...
Historic FDA approval marks first nonopioid breakthrough since Clinton era
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday its approval of suzetrigine, the first new painkiller greenlit by the ...
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FDA Green Lights New, Nonaddictive Pain Pill Journavx — But It’s Pricey
The drug, known as suzetrigine, is the first new painkiller approved in the U.S. since 1998. It can be used to relieve pain after surgery or injury, and some researchers say it might be the start of a ...
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Celecoxib Boosts Survival Odds for Colon Cancer Patients
Recent research indicates that colon cancer patients with circulating tumor DNA post-surgery may improve their survival likelihood with daily celecoxib use. Celecoxib, a COX-2 inhibitor, significantly ...
FDA Approves Vertex Pharma's JOURNAVX As The First Drug In A New Class Of Non-Opioid Pain Medicines
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX) has secured FDA approval for Suzetrigine, an oral, non-opioid, highly selective NaV1.8 pain signal ...
FDA approves first new type of pain medication in 25 years
A new pain relief drug, suzetrigine, is a prescription pill that’s taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose. It will ...
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FDA Greenlights Groundbreaking Pain Medication, But Is It Effective Enough?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Journavx, the first new class of pain medication in more ...
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ctDNA Status May Predict Disease-Free Survival With Celebrex in Colon Cancer
Although ctDNA positivity generally meant worse disease-free survival in stage 3 resected colon cancer, patients with ctDNA ...
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What Intestinal Villi Do and Conditions That Affect Them
Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Intestinal villi (singular: villus)are tiny, finger-like projections that line the interior (lumen) of the small intestine. The primary function of villi is ...