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Newly FDA-approved non-opioid painkiller is first of its kind in over 20 years
For the first time in 20 years, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain.
People’s Pharmacy: Does this common painkiller raise blood pressure dangerously?
The link between acetaminophen and elevated blood pressure is underappreciated. While less common, high blood pressure has ...
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First FDA-approved non-addictive painkiller has Yale roots
Journave, the first non-addictive opioid-like pain medication, was developed based on Yale research from the ’90s.
At $31 a day, is Vertex’s new non-addictive painkiller worth the price?
Will people with acute pain want a new painkiller whose list price is $15.50 a pill when a generic prescription drug is at ...
FDA Approves New Non-Opioid Painkiller, Journavx: 'No Addiction Potential'
One participant in the drug trial for Journavx said it eliminated her pain without making her feel loopy or nauseous, which ...
FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
U.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated ...
Newly approved painkiller Journavx is 'potentially groundbreaking'
A new painkiller that is said to be free of addiction risks may be transformative for treatment of acute pain, according to local medical professionals. "I think it could be a potentially ...
Pa. doctors weight in on new painkiller: ‘Potentially groundbreaking’ | Today in Pa.
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What Is Journavx, the New Opioid-Free Painkiller from Vertex?
The nonaddictive painkiller suzetrigine (Journavx) is as effective for acute pain as a common opioid treatment ...
Yahoo2d
FDA approves first new non-opioid painkiller in decades, and it's from a MA company.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new non-opioid pain medication developed by Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The drug, which is called suzetrigine and will be sold under ...
FDA approves new, non-opioid painkiller Journavx
The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller ...
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FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate risk of addiction
Federal officials have 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.