For the first time in two decades, the FDA has approved a new class of non-opioid pain medication, offering an alternative to addictive opioids for patients seeking pain relief. The drug ...

THURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- People of color now have less access to prescription opioid painkillers than white patients, an unintended consequence of efforts to stem America’s ...

For the first time in two decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new class of medication that provides an alternative to addictive opioids for patients looking to manage ...

It is expensive, with a list price of $15.50 per pill. But unlike opioid pain medicines, it cannot become addictive. That is because the drug, suzetrigine, made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and to be ...

The oral drug, branded Journavx, works by blocking pain signals at their source, unlike opioids — which trigger the brain's reward centers as they travel through the blood and then attach to ...

The OneOhio Recovery Foundation voluntarily announces information on how it's allocating millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds. But local governments across the state aren't required to ...

The OneOhio Recovery Foundation voluntarily announces information on how it's allocating millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds. But local governments across the state aren't required to ...

The Kroger Co. has agreed to pay Kentucky $110 million to settle a lawsuit filed last year alleging it pumped millions of doses of opioids into the state over the course of more than a decade.

COVINGTON, Ky. — Kroger will pay Kentucky $110 million in settlement funds that will ultimately go to combat the opioid crisis Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman says the business helped ...

Purdue Pharma’s Sackler family owners are offering to increase their financial contribution to a bankruptcy settlement of opioid lawsuits while accepting some exposure to future litigation ...

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 ...

While it provides a long-awaited alternative to opioids and over-the-counter painkillers like ibuprofen, research suggests its effectiveness is modest compared to standard opioid treatments.