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FDA approves new pain medication as an alternative to opioids: What to know about Journavx
The drug, suzetrigine, received the FDA's official stamp of approval Thursday to be sold as a 50-milligram prescription pill taken every 12 hours, according to a press release. The medication will ...
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Vertex’s pain drug suzetrigine advances in FDA approval process
Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ suzetrigine, previously named VX-548, is steadily advancing along its rolling submission approval pathway okayed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for moderate ...
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Addressing Acute Pain & Related Challenges: Will Recent FDA Approval of a Novel Non-Opioid Analgesic Be a Game Changer?
FDA approval of a novel non-opioid analgesic will hopefully address the needs of many patients with acute pain and improve ...
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FDA approves first new non-opioid painkiller in decades, and it's from a MA company.
The drug, which is called suzetrigine and will be sold under the ... Dr. Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, acting director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, said in a news release ...
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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, becoming the first new class of pain medicine in the US in more than 20 years. The oral NaV1.8 inhibitor has been ...
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Vertex eyes FDA decision on non-opioid pain drug in January
Vertex Pharma has filed for FDA approval of its non-opioid pain drug suzetrigine, starting the clock ticking on a review that should be completed early next year. The FDA has granted a priority ...
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New non-opioid anti-pain pill approved- Healthful Hints
The FDA approves a new non-opioid pain pill, Journavx, to treat acute pain in adults. It's a first-generation non-addictive ...
Journavx: What to Know About the New Nonopioid Painkiller
After you've had surgery or experienced a serious physical injury, you are more than likely going to be in a lot of pain. No matter what your pain tolerance is, recovering from surgery or any ...
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FDA approves new type of non-opioid pain medication
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets on Thursday as a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic to treat acute pain in adults. The new development is ...
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Is the Newly Approved Painkiller Too Good to Be True?
The media goes wild. This time around, the media is making a fuss about Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated’s suzetrigine, a newly FDA-approved painkiller that also goes by the equally unpronounceable ...
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Vertex's FDA Win: A Billion-Dollar Bet on Safer Pain Treatment
Nature, online article titled: US drug agency approves potent painkiller the first non-opioid in decades. The FDA's nod for suzetrigine bolsters confidence in the pharmaceutical industry's strategy to ...