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FDA approves new pain medicine

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

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 and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx for short-term pain that often follows surgery or injuries.

The Washington Post · 2d

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 to win FDA approval in more than 20 years.

CNBC on MSN · 3d

FDA approves Vertex’s non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades

The Vertex drug is a milestone after a long history of unsuccessful efforts to develop painkillers without the addictive potential of opioids.

Scientific American2d

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 ...

7h

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 ...

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