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FDA Approves 1st Non-Opioid Pain Drug in 20 Years

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FDA OK's painkiller designed to end opioids' addiction and overdose risk

Federal officials approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.

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FDA approves new, non-opioid painkiller Journavx

The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller to win FDA approval in more than 20 years.

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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 potential of opioids.

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Opioid Crisis: Grading the Progress of National Initiatives

Drug experts Drs. Volkow and McLellan set out a road map to reverse the opioid epidemic in 2016. Find out how we're doing now ...

RFK Jr.’s views on addiction win a surprising endorsement: his cousin Patrick

Patrick Kennedy suggests Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be open to use of addiction medications as well as "wellness farms" for ...

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Justice Department sues Walgreens over alleged unlawful opioid prescriptions

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Walgreens accusing the drugstore giant of filling millions of illegitimate ...

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Purdue Pharma, Sackler family agree to $7 billion settlement over opioid crisis

The settlement, in principle, would not shield Purdue Pharma or the Sackler family from additional liability over their role in the opioid crisis.

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Justice Department sues Walgreens over opioid drug prescriptions

The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit against Walgreens, accusing the 124-year-old pharmacy chain of dispensing ...

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