Back pain can be debilitating, but rather than reaching for the painkillers, there are a number of natural remedies that ...

The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and ...

A massive stride has been made in the pain medication industry. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday its approval of a non-opioid treatment for moderate to severe acute pain ...

But the Boston drugmaker’s share price plummeted in December when Vertex reported disappointing mid-stage results in a study of patients with chronic nerve pain affecting the lower back and legs.

principally driven by mass prescribing of opioid painkillers for common ailments like arthritis and back pain. Prescriptions have fallen sharply in the last decade and the current wave of the ...