FDA approves first new type of pain medication in 25 years
A new pain relief drug, suzetrigine, is a prescription pill that’s taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose. It will ...
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Surveys show mixed attitudes among nursing home clinicians who prescribe gabapentinoids
Gabapentinoids are increasingly prescribed as an alternative to pain medicines for nursing home residents, but the reasoning behind the prescriptions — and beliefs about efficacy and deprescribing — ...
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FDA Approves Journavx, New Nonopioid Med, for Acute Pain
The FDA recently approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated’s Journavx (suzetrigine), a first-in-class non-opioid ...
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Vertex bags FDA okay for its non-opioid pain drug
Vertex Pharma has secured FDA approval for its non-opioid pain drug suzetrigine ... cleared under the Journavx brand name with a broad label to treat adults with moderate-to-severe acute pain ...
FDA approves new pain medicine as opioid alternative. What to know about Journavx
The FDA has approved Journavx, a pain medication, offering a safer alternative to opioids. Learn about its benefits and side effects.
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Vertex’s non-opioid pain drug gets FDA approval in milestone for company and research
Despite high demand for an option like Journavx, doctors fear the drug’s price could be a hangup for insurers and limit ...