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FDA Approves 1st Non-Opioid Pain Drug in 20 Years

FDA OK's painkiller designed to end opioids' addiction and overdose risk

Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' pill,

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FDA approves new, non-opioid painkiller Journavx

The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller to win FDA approval in more than 20 years.

NBC News on MSN · 14h

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 News reported.

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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 ...

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Kitsap paramedics will provide emerging medication to aid opioid recovery

The Washington state Department of Health launched ... Washingtonians live healthy and fulfilling lives, and to stop this opioid crisis from robbing those lives from our neighbors, friends ...

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Justice Department sues Walgreens over alleged unlawful opioid prescriptions

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Walgreens accusing the drugstore giant of filling millions of illegitimate ...

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RFK Jr.’s views on addiction win a surprising endorsement: his cousin Patrick

Patrick Kennedy suggests Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be open to use of addiction medications as well as "wellness farms" for ...

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Purdue Pharma, Sackler family agree to $7 billion settlement over opioid crisis

The settlement, in principle, would not shield Purdue Pharma or the Sackler family from additional liability over their role in the opioid crisis.

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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.

North America braces for new Trump tariffs as Saturday deadline nears

Companies, consumers and farmers across North America braced on Friday for U.S. President Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs ...

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Barnes and Noble credits growth to emergence of ‘BookTok’

Discover the latest trends in the business world, from Barnes and Noble's growth fueled by BookTok to the FDA's approval of a new nonopioid pain medication.

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