FDA approves first new type of pain medication in 25 years
A new pain relief drug, suzetrigine, is a prescription pill that’s taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose. It will ...
FDA approves new type of non-opioid pain medication
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets on Thursday as a first-in-class ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
US FDA approves Vertex's non-opioid painkiller
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' drug to treat acute pain, the health regulator ...
Do food warning labels actually work? Answering your questions.
Readers had a lot to say about my latest column on the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed front-of-package labels. Most ...
F.D.A. Approves Drug to Treat Pain Without Opioid Effects
The drug, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, blocks pain signals to the brain, making it nonaddictive. The Food and Drug ...
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.
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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.