Vertex’s new drug Journavx (suzetrigine) has been hailed as a scientific breakthrough because it allays pain without entering the brain, minimizing the risk of addiction and dependence that can ...

The medication will be sold under the brand name Journavx for $15.50 per pill, according to Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the company that developed the new drug. The FDA's sign-off on the medication ...

The approval was announced in an FDA press release, and it will be sold under the brand name Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals. This painkiller's approval reflects the FDA’s commitment to ...

Non-opioid pain therapies are entering an unprecedented era, marked by the landmark FDA approval of Vertex’s Journavx and a ...

A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the FDA on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients. Doctors share what patients should know about the drug.

Whereas opioids block pain receptors in the brain, the FDA says Journavx works by "targeting a pain-signaling pathway involving sodium channels in the peripheral nervous system" before those pain ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Thursday a new type of prescription pain medication for moderate to severe acute pain for adults.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Journavx for short-term pain ... drug pipeline that involves winning FDA approval for multiple drugs across several ...

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