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The FDA Approves A New, Non-Opioid Painkiller
Here to help break down this new painkiller is Dr. Sean Mackey. He’s a Professor of Anesthesiology and Medicine at Stanford ...
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' non-opioid pain medication gets FDA approval
A non-opioid pain medication made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received approval for adults from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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FDA Approval of Vertex’s Non-Opioid Journavx Signals New Era in Pain Treatment
If the attention generated by BioSpace’s coverage of this landmark approval is any indication, Americans are hungry for ...
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FDA approves Vertex’s non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades
Vertex is now the first drugmaker in decades to gain U.S. approval for a new type of pain medicine. It's a milestone after a long history of mostly unsuccessful efforts to develop painkillers ...
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Vertex Eyes Expansive, Easy Access for Journavx in Coming Weeks
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is working toward making its recently approved non-opioid pain medicine Journavx not only broadly ...
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FDA approves first new non-opioid painkiller in decades, and it's from a MA company.
In a release, Vertex said the medicine will be sold as a 50-milligram prescription pill taken every 12 hours and will cost $15.50 per pill. The FDA said the drug was tested in two trials with more ...
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At $31 a day, is Vertex’s new non-addictive painkiller worth the price?
They will if the generic drug is an opioid that carries the potential for addiction and the new medicine is a non-opioid that poses no such known risk. That’s the opinion of top Vertex ...
FDA approves first non-opioid pain medicine in more than 20 years
The Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of a new non-opioid pain medication this week, marking the first time ...
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Vertex COO Arbuckle to step down later this year
Stuart Arbuckle, who’s been with Vertex since 2012, plans to retire from his role in July. His departure comes as Vertex ...
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FDA approves Vertex's non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades
The Food and Drug Administration approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' non-opioid painkiller pill, a new alternative for pain relief that comes without the risk of addiction. It's a milestone after a ...
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FDA approves Vertex's non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades
Vertex is now the first drugmaker in decades to gain U.S. approval for a new type of pain medicine. It's a milestone after a long history of mostly unsuccessful efforts to develop painkillers ...