FDA approves first new type of pain medication in 25 years
The US Food and Drug Administration signed off Thursday on the first new type of pain reliever to be approved in more than ...
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FDA approves new class of painkiller – the first in more than 20 years
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a novel painkiller as an effective treatment for short-term ...
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Vertex scores FDA nod for long-awaited non-opioid pain reliever Journavx
Vertex has gained the FDA's approval for its non-addictive pain med Journavx, which becomes the first significant innovation in pain relief in more than two decades.
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Suzetrigine: First-in-Class Non-Opiate Pain Therapy is Approved by FDA
Suzetrigine (Journavx) is the first new drug approved to treat acute pain in over 20 years and the first to be classified as ...
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FDA approves first new non-opioid pain pill in 20 years—how it works
The FDA has approved Journavx, a new non-opioid pain medication designed to reduce addiction and overdose risks.
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Opioid Crisis: Grading the Progress of National Initiatives
Drug experts Drs. Volkow and McLellan set out a road map to reverse the opioid epidemic in 2016. Find out how we're doing now ...
Sickle cell patients share delight over approval of new treatment
NHS officials estimate that around 50 people a year will receive treatment now that it has been approved for use for certain ...
FDA Approves the First Non-Opioid Pain Drug in 20 Years
The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and ...
Why Women in Pain Are Still Begging Doctors to Listen
Women's pain is often misdiagnosed or ignored. But what's being done about it? We asked women and MDs to weigh in on.
FDA approves new type of non-opioid pain medication, 1st of its kind in more than 20 years
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Thursday a new type of prescription pain medication for moderate to severe acute pain.
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Vertex Announces FDA Approval of JOURNAVX™ (suzetrigine), a First-in-Class Treatment for Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Acute Pain
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved JOURNAVX™ (suzetrigin ...
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FDA Approves Vertex’s Journavx as First New Pain Drug in Decades
The greenlight for Journavx (suzetrigine), which comes on the heels of a $7.4 billion opioid settlement, could spark momentum ...