The drug, Journavx, from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, reduced pain after surgery in clinical trials. Experts hope it can lead to fewer opioid prescriptions.

It was given to people who had acute surgical pain from either abdominoplasty, also known as a tummy tuck, or bunion surgery.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Journavx (suzetrigine) 50 milligram oral tablets, marking the introduction of a first-in-class non-opioi ...

The FDA on Thursday approved a new class of pain medication that provides an alternative to opioids. It will be sold under ...

Analyst Andrew Fein of H.C. Wainwright maintained a Buy rating on Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX – Research Report), boosting the price target to ...

The US Food and Drug Administration signed off Thursday on the first new type of pain reliever to be approved in more than ...

On Thursday, in a major step forward in pain management, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new nonopioid ...

The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and represent the first new class of pain medications in 20 years—and the first non ...

( The Hill) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets on Thursday as a first ...

A new type of non-opioid painkiller, aimed at treating short-term pain in adults, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug suzetrigine, known by its brand name Journavx ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' newly FDA-approved non-opioid analgesic, Journavx, offers a groundbreaking alternative for managing ...