Non-opioid pain therapies are entering an unprecedented era, marked by the landmark FDA approval of Vertex’s Journavx and a ...

Despite not differentiating itself from placebo, the Texas-based company said it plans to push pilavapadin into Phase III ...

The FDA approved Journavx on Thursday following a pair of clinical trials on 874 participants with moderate to severe acute pain following abdominoplasty — commonly known as a "tummy tuck ...

In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the ...

But for some, the claims by Vertex Pharmaceuticals that Journavx is not habit-forming, unlike opioid painkillers, leaves them a bit skeptical — it’s something they’ve heard before ...

Last month, the Food and Drug Administration approved that molecule, now called Journavx, as a treatment for the sharp, short-lived “acute” pain usually felt after an accident or a surgery.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new non-opioid prescription medication, Journavx (suzetrigine), for adults with moderate to severe acute pain. Developed by ...

Right now, the FDA has approved the new drug to treat pain from an injury or surgery. Its manufacturer is also testing it for ...

Vertex's Journavx got FDA approval for acute pain but faces adoption challenges: variable efficacy vs opioids, generic competition, and entrenched prescriber habits limit near-term potential.

A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients. Journavx (suzetrigine), made by Vertex ...

RBC Capital notes that the clinical review documents associated with Sector Perform-rated Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)’ recent approval of ...