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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is hoping a newly approved non-opioid pain medication could help save lives. Dr.

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It doesn’t eliminate pain as well as a strong opioid, he explains, but “most people do not need very strong opioids, even for more severe pain.” Journavax may be especially helpful to older adults who ...

He notes, however, that this wouldn’t stop the use of opioids altogether but could instead be an alternative when appropriate. “Maybe not as good as a strong opioid, but it does bridge the gap ...

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A team of researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina has discovered that a commonly used drug, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), could help reduce pain after surgery.

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It works by switching off nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system, and therefore preventing pain signals getting to the brain. This represents a potential new breakthrough in a world which has ...