The drug, suzetrigine, will be sold under the brand name Journavx and is the first new class of pain medicine approved in ...

For Vertex these days, it’s all about the launches of three new products—sickle cell disease gene therapy Casgevy, the ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is working toward making its recently approved non-opioid pain medicine Journavx not only broadly ...

The FDA on Thursday approved a new class of pain medication that provides an alternative to opioids. It will be sold under ...

The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller ...

This milestone marks a breakthrough after unsuccessful attempts to develop painkillers without the addictive potential of ...

Vertex has gained the FDA's approval for its nonaddictive pain med Journavx, which becomes the first significant innovation ...

Each year, about 125 million opioid prescriptions are written for Americans with pain caused by broken bones, burns, ...

Stuart Arbuckle, who’s been with Vertex since 2012, plans to retire from his role in July. His departure comes as Vertex ...

The new non-opioid drug has been approved for the treatment of severe pain, such as that following surgery or an injury.

One participant in the drug trial for Journavx said it eliminated her pain without making her feel loopy or nauseous, which ...

Introducing Journavx: the FDA-approved non-opioid, non-addictive drug for acute pain. A major breakthrough in pain medication ...