Vertex Pharmaceuticals Shares Gain After FDA Approves Non-Opioid Pain Drug
Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals rose after Journavx, the company’s oral non-opioid pain medication, received Food and Drug ...
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Vertex Announces FDA Approval of JOURNAVX™ (suzetrigine), a First-in-Class Treatment for Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Acute Pain
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved JOURNAVX™ (suzetrigin ...
FDA Approves New Painkiller That Shows Promise and Challenges of Opioid Alternatives
U.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated ...
US FDA Approves Vertex's Non-Opioid Painkiller
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' drug to treat acute pain, the health ...
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 ...
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Federal Appellate Court Agrees that FDA Cannot Regulate “Premium Cigars”
Yet again, the premium cigar industry has prevailed in federal court against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA ...
The Return of Snake Oil
The Trump administration is poised to supercharge America’s appetite for supplements.
Trump administration picks face confirmation hearings as president forges ahead with agenda
Several of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and key roles in his administration are facing confirmation hearings in the Senate today as the president continues to implement executive actions to ...
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Navigating the Health Care Impacts of President Trump's First Executive Actions
Since taking office for his second term on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders (EOs) aimed at ...
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Access to abortion medication could be in jeopardy, RFK Jr. testimony suggests
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested, if confirmed to head the Department of Health and Human Services, he is open to ...
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FDA warns GLP-1 compounder over safety rules
The FDA issued a warning letter to ProRx, a compounding facility in Exton, Penn., after an inspection raised serious concerns regarding the safety and compliance of its drug products. The facility, ...
Kava Growers In Hawaiʻi Fear Being Associated With ‘Gas Station Heroin’
Hawaiʻi lawmakers are considering regulating kratom and banning sales to minors. But kava advocates want an outright ban.