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Utah counties received millions to battle the opioid epidemic. Many haven’t spent a dime
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER, The Standard-Examiner ...
Use of strong synthetic opioids during surgery linked to poor 'pain experience'
The use of powerful synthetic opioids, such as sufentanil and remifentanil, during surgery is linked to a subsequent poor ...
Painkillers don’t work as well for women. Here’s why.
The one-size-fits-all approach to pain management should be a thing of the past. But we’re still not there yet.
The Alternatives to PAIN Act can end the opioid epedemic
Advancements have been made in the pain management field that have successfully found FDA approved alternatives to ...
BioSpace2d
Vertex’s Journavx Changes the Pain Treatment Landscape But Opioids Here to Stay
Non-opioid pain therapies are entering an unprecedented era, marked by the landmark FDA approval of Vertex’s Journavx and a ...
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FDA Approved Journavx, a Non-Opioid Drug for Pain Management
On January 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Journavx (suzetrigine) 50 milligram oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid ...
Milwaukee Bucks' Bobby Portis Jr. suspended 25 games for anti-drug program violation
The NBA issued a 25-game suspension to Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. for a violation of the anti-drug policy, the ...
Standard-Examiner5d
Millions meant to battle Utah’s opioid epidemic are going unused – including in Davis, Weber counties
The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Standard-Examiner.  The ...
20 Drug Interactions You Should Know About
One of the scariest moments of my life happened in 2022 when my father, Tom Donvito, then 75 and unaware of any allergies, experienced an anaphylactic reaction to a hornet sting. After he passed ...
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FDA Approves First New Non-Opioid Pain Pill in Decades
The US FDA has approved Journavx, a new pain reliever without the risks for addiction or overdose linked to drugs like Vicodin and OxyContin.
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A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.
the other introduced in the Senate last year — aim to amend Medicare so older Americans can more easily access and afford a list of certain non-opioid pain medications. Journavx is eligible to ...
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FDA Approval of Vertex’s Non-Opioid Journavx Signals New Era in Pain Treatment
If the attention generated by BioSpace’s coverage of this landmark approval is any indication, Americans are hungry for non-opioid pain treatments that could help quell the still raging opioid ...