One participant in the drug trial for Journavx said it eliminated her pain without making her feel loopy or nauseous, which she says she experienced when taking opioids.

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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, the first opioid-free prescription drug for moderate to ...

A new opioid-free pain medication was approved by the FDA on Thursday, marking a non-addictive alternative for patients.

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

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 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 ...

The FDA approved the first drug in its class that targets moderate to severe acute pain in adults, without being addictive ...

The FDA approved Journavx on Thursday following a pair of clinical trials on 874 participants with moderate to severe acute pain following abdominoplasty — commonly known as a "tummy tuck ...

On January 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Journavx (suzetrigine) 50 milligram oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid ...

Corrigan-Curay emphasized that Journavx could “mitigate certain risks associated with using an opioid for pain.” The FDA’s official account on X also tweeted the news — the agency’s ...