New pain drug, Vertex’s Journavx, gets FDA approval as safer alternative to addictive opioids
Each year, about 125 million opioid prescriptions are written for Americans with pain caused by broken bones, burns, ...
FDA approves drug from Boston-based company to treat pain without opioid effects
The drug, suzetrigine, made by Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals and to be sold as Journavx, works only on nerves outside ...
FDA approves new type of non-addictive painkiller from Boston drug company
The drug represents a new pathway to treating people with pain due to surgeries or traumatic injuries, avoiding the addictive ...
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 ...
FDA Recalls Blood Pressure Drug Over ‘Visible Black’ Contaminants
Medicine may not be an exact science, but precision is crucial for patient care. That’s why the presence of unknown particles ...
US FDA approves Axsome Therapeutics' migraine drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Axsome Therapeutics' migraine treatment, the company said on Thursday. The ...
Ozempic Approved By FDA For Kidney Disease—In Ultra-Popular Drug’s Latest Approval
Regulators have approved the drug as a treatment for weight loss, Type 2 diabetes and lowering the risk of heart attacks and ...
FDA approves Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug Ozempic for chronic kidney disease, expanding use in U.S.
Ozempic’s expanded approval in the U.S. could transform how doctors treat patients with the condition, which involves a ...
US FDA OKs monthly maintenance dosing for Eisai/Biogen's Alzheimer's drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved monthly maintenance dosing for Japan's Eisai and partner Biogen's ...
FDA approved the first new kind of pain medication in 27 years. Here’s how it works
The FDA just approved a new type of pain medication, and it's a non-opioid called suzetrigine that stops body pain at its ...
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FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin. The U.S. Food ...