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 ...
FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
The Food and Drug Administration approved the pill from Vertex Pharmaceuticals for acute pain that often occurs after surgery ...
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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 ...
FDA approves Vertex's non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades
The Vertex drug is a milestone after a long history of unsuccessful efforts to develop painkillers without the addictive ...
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Grading the Progress of National Initiatives on the Opioid Crisis
Two leading drug experts set out a road map to reverse the opioid epidemic in 2016. This is how we've progressed since then.
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Purdue Pharma owners strike new $6.5 billion deal in opioid case
The billionaire family that owns Purdue Pharma, maker of the pain medication blamed for helping fuel the nation’s opioid crisis, has agreed to increase payments to settle long-running litigation ...
Kitsap paramedics will provide emerging medication to aid opioid recovery
Under a new state pilot, paramedics in Kitsap County will start administering a medication that blunts withdrawals and cravings.
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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 ...