FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
U.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated ...
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Prescription bottle display depicts 41% reduction in Utah opioid prescriptions
Utah health officials and medical providers are celebrating a 41% decrease in opioid prescriptions in an effort to reduce ...
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Health leaders: Daily opioid prescriptions are down, work ongoing to spread overdose awareness
It’s been a little over a decade since Terry Olsen’s son died from a heroin overdose, and she’s turning her pain into an ...
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FDA approves new painkiller that shows promise and challenges of opioid alternatives
This photo provided by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in January 2025 shows a tablet and bottle of the ... more relief than a dummy pill but didn’t outperform a common opioid-acetaminophen combination ...
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FDA approves painkiller designed to eliminate the risk of addiction associated with opioids
This photo provided by Vertex Pharmaceuticals in January 2025 shows a tablet and bottle ... of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid ...
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Officials: Youngest opioid victims are curious toddlers
Sometimes a parent fails to secure the child-resistant cap on a bottle of painkillers. No matter how it happens, if a 35-pound toddler grabs just one opioid pill, chews it and releases the full ...
FDA approves first new non-opioid pain pill in decades
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Journavx, a new pain reliever without the risks of addiction or ...
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FDA approves first new non-opioid pain pill in 20 years—how it works
Studies show it is more effective than a placebo but does not outperform traditional opioid-acetaminophen pain relievers. Journavx will cost $15.50 per pill—significantly more than generic ...