A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the FDA on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients.
The suzetrigine, which only acts on pain neurons, is the first innovation in analgesia in the last 20 years. "It stands out ...
but don't involve the risk of substance abuse and other key side effects associated with opioids," said Dr. Charles Argoff of ...
The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and ...
31, 2025 – The FDA has approved a new non-opioid oral drug for acute pain in adults ... without the risk of addiction or the harmful side effects that can come with opioids.
When prescribing opioids for acute pain, physicians should be attentive to a patient’s individual risk factors, according to ...
The drug, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, blocks pain signals to the brain, making it nonaddictive. The Food and Drug ...
but don’t involve the risk of substance abuse and other key side effects associated with opioids,” said Dr. Charles Argoff of the Albany Medical Center, who consulted for Vertex on the drug's ...