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FDA Approves 1st Non-Opioid Pain Drug in 20 Years

FDA OK's painkiller designed to end opioids' addiction and overdose risk

Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' pill,

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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 potential of opioids.

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FDA approves new type of nonopioid painkiller for acute pain

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, NBC News reported.

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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 ...

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Justice Department sues Walgreens over alleged unlawful opioid prescriptions

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Walgreens accusing the drugstore giant of filling millions of illegitimate ...

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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 ...

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Purdue Pharma, Sackler family agree to $7 billion settlement over opioid crisis

The settlement, in principle, would not shield Purdue Pharma or the Sackler family from additional liability over their role in the opioid crisis.

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Justice Department sues Walgreens over opioid drug prescriptions

The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against Walgreens, accusing the 124-year-old pharmacy chain of dispensing ...

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Friday briefing: D.C. plane crash updates; Trump fact check; Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel; Ebola; non-opioid painkiller; and more

President Donald Trump baselessly blamed a diversity program for the crash. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is still committed to diversity.

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North America braces for new Trump tariffs as Saturday deadline nears

Companies, consumers and farmers across North America braced on Friday for U.S. President Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs ...

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Barnes and Noble credits growth to emergence of ‘BookTok’

Discover the latest trends in the business world, from Barnes and Noble's growth fueled by BookTok to the FDA's approval of a new nonopioid pain medication.

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