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FDA approves first-in-class non-opioid painkiller
The Food and Drug Administration Jan. 30 announced it approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets, a first-in-class ...
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FDA approves new class of painkiller – the first in more than 20 years
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of a novel painkiller as an effective treatment for short-term ...
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Fidaxomicin: A New Macrocyclic, RNA Polymerase-inhibiting Antibiotic for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infections
Vancomycin 265/309 (85.8%) 76/265 (25.3%) 198/309 (64.1%) † Clinical cure is resolution of diarrhea following the recommended dose of drug (fidaxomicin: 200 mg twice a day; vancomycin ...
FDA Approves the First Non-Opioid Pain Drug in 20 Years
The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and ...
FDA approves first new class of painkiller in 20 years, a non-addictive opioid alternative
The medication offers relatively modest pain relief, underscoring the challenges of finding new ways to manage pain.
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FDA approves 1st new class of opioid-free painkillers in over 20 years
The FDA has approved Journavx, an oral medication for treating pain that doesn't target the brain like addictive opioids.
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A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.
After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful ...
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Study shows anti-clotting drug reduced bleeding events in patients with atrial fibrillation
Researchers evaluated a drug that represents a new class of anticoagulants known as Factor XI inhibitors for treating patients with atrial fibrillation as part of the AZALEA-TIMI 71 Study. The trial ...
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Axsome secures hard-fought FDA nod for rapid-acting migraine drug Symbravo
Meloxicam is a nonsteroidal, anti-inflammatory molecule developed with Axsome’s Molecular Solubility Enhanced Inclusion ...
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