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This painkiller's approval reflects the FDA’s ... Opioids are a class of drugs, including prescription painkillers like oxycodone and morphine, as well as illegal substances like heroin.

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The drug is the first new type of pain medicine approved by the agency in over two decades. Journavx is used to treat acute pain, such as pain experienced after surgery. The U.S. Food and Drug ...

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 ...

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 ...