Non-opioid pain medication OK’d by FDA; Journavx could help blunt fentanyl addiction
Almost 1,200 people in Kern County have died from fentanyl overdoses since 2018, including 171 in 2024 and an all-time high of 294 the year before, according to updated numbers from the Kern ...
Historic FDA approval marks first nonopioid breakthrough since Clinton era
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday its approval of suzetrigine, the first new painkiller greenlit by the ...
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New FDA-Approved Painkiller Is a Safer Alternative to Opioids
The FDA has approved a new type of painkiller that doesn't come with the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioids.
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A new kind of non-opioid painkiller gets FDA approval
Patients seeking an opioid-free way to handle pain experienced in the short-term will soon have a new option.
Vertex Pharma Stock Surges After FDA Approves Non-Opioid Pain Drug
Analyst is bullish on Vertex Pharmaceuticals, citing FDA approval for JOURNAVX and strong earnings growth potential in 2025.
Legal Weed Didn’t Deliver on Its Promises
But all of those promises have turned out to be overstated or simply wrong. Legalization has raised cannabis consumption ...
FDA approves new painkiller that shows promise and challenges of opioid alternatives
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx for short-term pain that often ...
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Synchronous processing of temporal information across the hippocampus, striatum, and orbitofrontal cortex
This study examined the important question of how neurons code temporal information across the hippocampus, dorsal striatum, and orbitofrontal cortex. Using a behavioral task in the rat that requires ...
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Charleston launches real-time opioid database to combat overdose crisis and save lives
A new opioid database could provide some with a brand-new start to 2025.The Charleston Center recently released a real-time ...