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.
F.D.A. Approves Drug to Treat Pain Without Opioid Effects
The drug, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, blocks pain signals to the brain, making it nonaddictive. The Food and Drug Administration approved a new medication Thursday to treat pain from an injury or surgery. It is expensive, with a list price of $15.50 per pill. But unlike opioid pain medicines, it cannot become addictive.
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The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and represent the first new class of pain medications in 20 years—and the first non-opioid painkiller since that class first appeared on the market in the 1980s.
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Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx for short-term pain that often follows surgery or injuries.
New type of non-opioid pain medication approved by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets on Thursday as a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic to treat acute pain in adults. “Today’s approval is an important public health milestone in acute pain management,
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