It’s not an opioid, so it’s not addictive. That’s a breakthrough, because an estimated 3% to 19 percent of people who take prescription pain medications develop an addiction to them. And when the ...

(ABC 6 News) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a first of its kind prescription pain medication that is non-opioid. The drug is called Journavx, and it is taken orally twice per day.

For the first time in two decades, the FDA has approved a new class of non-opioid pain medication, offering an alternative to addictive opioids for patients seeking pain relief. The drug ...

A new non-opioid pain medication has been released - and doctors say it is non-addictive. The new drug, branded "Journavx," is the first non-opioid pain pill, and it just got FDA approval.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved a new type of prescription pain medication for adults to treat moderate to severe acute pain. The drug, called Journavx (suzetrigine) ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. For the first time in over two decades, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, the first new class of pain medication in more than two decades. Developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the drug-known generically as ...

The Food and Drug Administration this week approved a new type of painkiller that doesn’t carry the risk of addiction or overdose associated with opioid medications. The drug, suzetrigine, will ...

(The Hill) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets on Thursday as a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic to treat acute pain in adults.

The FDA's sign-off on the medication comes as the agency says it is prioritizing supporting the development of non-opioid pain treatment. Suzetrigine is the first non-opioid analgesic – or ...

Experts say the drug, which is billed as nonaddictive, could reduce the number of opioids patients are prescribed after surgery or be used by patients who can’t take other pain medications ...