The US Food and Drug Administration signed off Thursday on the first new type of pain reliever to be approved in more than two decades. The drug, suzetrigine, is a prescription pill that’s taken every ...

U.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated ...

The Vertex drug is a milestone after a long history of unsuccessful efforts to develop painkillers without the addictive potential of opioids.

Despite high demand for an option like Journavx, doctors fear the drug’s price could be a major hangup for insurers, potentially limiting patients’ ability to access it.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller, Journaxv, or suzetrigine, drugmaker Vertex ...