Suzetrigine is a prescription pill taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose. The US Food and Drug Administration signed off Thursday on the first new type of pain reliever to be approved in ...

To treat acute pain, doctors in the U.S. commonly prescribe opioids: powerful painkillers with dangerous side effects including serious risk of addiction and overdose. Now, the U.S. Food and Drug ...

There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the new non-addictive pain pill that is up for FDA approval. It works as well as opioids for treating acute pain, and shows promise in treating chronic neuropathic ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The drug, Journavx, or suzetrigine, was approved to treat moderate to severe acute ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin ...

Dealing with persistent pain while taking medication that seems ineffective can be incredibly frustrating and disheartening. You follow the prescribed dosage, take your medication as directed, yet the ...

A Vertex Pharmaceuticals drug viewed as a successor to a non-opioid pill that won a landmark FDA approval earlier this year has failed a mid-stage clinical trial, dealing a setback to the company’s ...

Stepping into a virtual forest or waterfall scene through VR could be the future of pain management. A new study shows that immersive virtual nature dramatically reduces pain sensitivity almost as ...

(CNN) -- The US Food and Drug Administration signed off Thursday on the first new type of pain reliever to be approved in more than two decades. (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration signed off ...