The FDA on Thursday approved a new class of pain medication that provides an alternative to opioids. It will be sold under the brand name Journavx.

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.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind non-opioid pain medication, providing a new option for adults experiencing moderate to severe acute pain. Journavx received FDA approval,