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FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Journavx for short-term pain that ...
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Interview: Doctors Need Flexibility in Prescribing Opioids
Stefan Kertesz, a physician and addiction expert, says overaggressive cutbacks can harm some chronic pain patients.
What Is Journavx? First Pain Medication Approved by FDA in Over Two Decades
This milestone marks a breakthrough after unsuccessful attempts to develop painkillers without the addictive potential of opioids.
Psychology Today12h
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 ...
Nature12h
US drug agency approves potent painkiller — the first non-opioid in decades
The FDA’s nod for suzetrigine bolsters confidence in the pharmaceutical industry’s strategy to target sodium channels.
FDA approves new type of nonopioid painkiller for acute pain
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, NBC ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Medical Experts to Examine Kratom CME Symposium This Friday
Hosted by the Tulane University Center for Continuing Education, seminar brings together leading researchers and clinicians ...