FDA approves new, non-opioid painkiller Journavx
FDA approves new painkiller designed to avoid opioid addiction risk
FDA approves Vertex's non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades
Historic FDA approval marks first nonopioid breakthrough since Clinton era
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday its approval of suzetrigine, the first new painkiller greenlit by the agency since 1998.
Psychology Today1d
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.
Hosted on MSN13d
Junk food under the gun as forces in Washington align to Make America Healthy Again
The intensifying focus in Washington has triggered a new level of interest on ... Food companies have tapped into “the same neural circuits that are involved in opioid addiction,” Califf said at the hearing. Sanders, who presided over the hearing ...
STAT3d
RFK Jr.’s views on addiction win a surprising endorsement: his cousin Patrick
Patrick Kennedy suggests Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be open to use of addiction medications as well as "wellness farms" for opioid use disorder.
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 News reported.
Purdue Pharma, Sackler family agree to $7 billion settlement over opioid crisis
The settlement, in principle, would not shield Purdue Pharma or the Sackler family from additional liability over their role in the opioid crisis.
FDA approves painkiller said to thwart addiction
Suzetrigine, being sold as Journavx, is the first new pharmaceutical pain treatment approved by the FDA in 20 years
FDA approves first new non-opioid painkiller in decades, and it's from a MA company.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new non-opioid pain medication developed by the Massachusetts-based company Vertex Pharmaceuticals on Thursday. The drug, which is called suzetrigine and will be sold under the brand name Journavx, is the first new type of pain medicine approved by the agency in more than 20 years.
Friday briefing: D.C. plane crash updates; Trump fact check; Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel; Ebola; non-opioid painkiller; and more
President Donald Trump baselessly blamed a diversity program for the crash. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is still committed to diversity.
Potential tariffs could impact your medications
A NEW SET OF TARIFFS BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL TAKE EFFECT, AND THEY COULD DRAMATICALLY CHANGE THE WAY YOU GET
PBS12h
FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
The Food and Drug Administration approved the pill from Vertex Pharmaceuticals for acute pain that often occurs after surgery or injuries. It's the first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in 20 years.