FDA approves new painkiller designed to avoid opioid addiction risk
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx for short-term pain that often ...
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Opioid Crisis: Grading the Progress of National Initiatives
Drug experts Drs. Volkow and McLellan set out a road map to reverse the opioid epidemic in 2016. Find out how we're doing now ...
FDA approves first new non-opioid painkiller in decades, and it's from a MA company.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new non-opioid pain medication developed by the Massachusetts-based company ...
FDA approves Vertex's non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades
The Vertex drug is a milestone after a long history of unsuccessful efforts to develop painkillers without the addictive ...
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Grading the Progress of National Initiatives on the Opioid Crisis
Two leading drug experts set out a road map to reverse the opioid epidemic in 2016. This is how we've progressed since then.
FDA approves suzetrigine, the first new painkiller since 1998
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday its approval of suzetrigine, the first new painkiller greenlit by the agency since 1998.
Friday briefing: D.C. plane crash updates; Trump fact check; Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel; Ebola; non-opioid painkiller; and more
President Donald Trump baselessly blamed a diversity program for the crash. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is still committed to diversity.
FDA approves new type of nonopioid painkiller for acute pain
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, NBC ...
Over 300 people died of a drug overdose in Spokane County last year
Last year, at least 327 people died of overdose in Spokane County, a more than 300% increase from 2019, when there were 80 ...