New pain drug, Vertex’s Journavx, gets FDA approval as safer alternative to addictive opioids
Each year, about 125 million opioid prescriptions are written for Americans with pain caused by broken bones, burns, ...
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A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.
After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful ...
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FDA approves nonopioid Journavx for moderate to severe acute pain
The FDA has approved Journavx 50 mg oral tablets for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain in adults, according to a ...
What's Happening With VRTX Stock?
With a rise in Trikafta demand, the investors have assigned a higher valuation multiple for VRTX stock. The increase in VRTX ...
Brand-new painkiller approved by US health agency
Suzetrigine (Journavx) is the first non-opioid painkiller to be approved in the US in 20 years. It could help over 80 million ...