The drug offers a non-addictive alternative to opioids, marking 'an important public health milestone in acute pain ...

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Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose ...

The new drug will carry a list price of $15.50 per pill, making it many times more expensive than comparable opioids.

Will people with acute pain want a new painkiller whose list price is $15.50 a pill when a generic prescription drug is at ...

A new drug approved Thursday by the FDA offers pain management but is not addictive. Unlike opioids, it treats pain signals ...

Many public health experts warn of the additive qualities of powerful opioid painkillers. One pharmaceutical company is revealing its new pill that it says does away with those dangers.

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

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

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

The nonaddictive painkiller suzetrigine (Journavx) is as effective for acute pain as a common opioid treatment ...

The FDA has approved Journavx, a pain medication, offering a safer alternative to opioids. Learn about its benefits and side ...