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 ...
FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose ...
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FDA Approves First New Non-Opioid Pain Pill in Decades
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, a new pain reliever without the risks of addiction or overdose linked to drugs like Vicodin and OxyContin.
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FDA approves new type of nonopioid painkiller for acute pain
(Vertex Pharmaceuticals) About 50% of people in the tummy tuck group and about 30% in the bunion surgery group reported some ...
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Vertex: New non-opioid painkiller Journavx approved by FDA
The FDA approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Journavx, a new non-opioid pain pill for short-term pain. While safer than opioids, ...
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FDA Approves Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ First-in-Class Non-Opioid Journavx for Moderate-to-Severe Acute Pain
Approval of Journavx for acute pain marks the first new class of acute pain medication approved by the FDA in over 20 years.
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FDA approves new painkiller that shows promise and challenges of opioid alternatives
It's the first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in over 20 years, designed to eliminate risks of addiction and ...
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FDA approves new pain drug Journavx as opioid alternative
Vertex began researching the drug in the 2000s ... constipation, itching, rash and headache. “The new medication has side effect profiles that are inherently, not only different, but don ...
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 ...
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FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
Vertex’s drug works differently ... constipation, itching, rash and headache. “The new medication has side effect profiles that are inherently, not only different, but don’t involve the ...