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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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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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Kitsap paramedics will provide emerging medication to aid opioid recovery

The Washington state Department of Health launched ... Washingtonians live healthy and fulfilling lives, and to stop this opioid crisis from robbing those lives from our neighbors, friends ...

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

Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, reached a settlement of up to $7.4 billion for its role in the opioid crisis, less than a year after the Supreme Court tossed out a proposed $6 ...

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