A new non-opioid painkiller, JournaVX, has received approval from the FDA, marking the first new type of pain medication in ...

Almost 1,200 people in Kern County have died from fentanyl overdoses since 2018, including 171 in 2024 and an all-time high of 294 the year before, according to updated numbers from the Kern ...

An effort two decades in the making, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s suzetrigine gained U.S. FDA approval as the first drug targeting the NaV1.8 pain signal. Branded Journavx, the oral small molecule is ...

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday its approval of suzetrigine, the first new painkiller greenlit by the ...

The FDA has approved Journavx, an oral medication for treating pain that doesn't target the brain like addictive opioids.

The FDA has approved a new type of painkiller that doesn't come with the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioids.

It's the first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in over 20 years, designed to eliminate risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioids.

On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new pain management drug which could change the way healthcare ...

Patients seeking an opioid-free way to handle pain experienced in the short-term will soon have a new option.

The FDA has approved suzetrigine, a new, non-opioid medication for adults with moderate to severe acute pain.

A non-opioid pain medication made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received approval for adults from the Food and Drug ...