First nonopioid painkiller in 25 years approved by FDA, offering new hope for patients
A newly approved pain medication, suzetrigine, is the first nonopioid analgesic in 25 years to receive clearance from the U.S ...
Pain clinics made millions from "unnecessary" injections into "human pin cushions"
Pain MD, which once ran as many as 20 clinics across three states, gave chronic-pain patients about 700,000 total injections ...
The FDA just approved a new painkiller. Is it too good to be true?
Meet suzetrigine, a non-opioid that promises to avoid addiction risk. But some experts say it can't replace opioids ...
31 years ago, new Hall of Famer Sterling Sharpe helped ignite the Green Bay Packers’ return to glory
It's been 31 years since Brett Favre's heave to Sterling Sharpe in the end zone gave the Packers a thrilling 28-24 playoff ...
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US FDA approves new painkiller Journavx as alternative to opioids
The number of opioid prescriptions has since decreased, and the current wave of the opioid epidemic is driven mainly by illegal fentanyl rather than prescription painkillers. Opioids reduce pain ...
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The FDA approved a new non-opioid painkiller. Its maker's stock is rising
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) stock rose on Friday after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its new painkiller, the first of its kind approved by regulators. Journavx, or suzetrigine ...
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FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate risk of addiction associated with opioids
Vertex began researching the drug in the 2000s, when overdoses were rocketing upward, principally driven by mass prescribing of opioid painkillers for common ailments like arthritis and back pain.
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“You Can Feel That the Land is in Pain”
Since the United States seized control of Guam during World War II, the US military has slowly turned the Pacific island into a military garrison, destroying cultural sites, food sources, and ...
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FDA Approves Painkiller Designed to Eliminate the Risk of Addiction Associated With Opioids
Vertex began researching the drug in the 2000s, when overdoses were rocketing upward, principally driven by mass prescribing of opioid painkillers for common ailments like arthritis and back pain.
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FDA approves first-in-class non-opioid painkiller
The Food and Drug Administration Jan. 30 announced it approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid drug, to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults. The drug is ...