The FDA approved prescription suzetrigine (Journavx) 50 mg oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid analgesic, to treat moderate to severe acute pain in adults, the agency announced Thursday.

Sarah Richards never imagined she’d end up struggling with pain medication. After a car accident left her with chronic back pain, prescription opioids seemed like a lifeline. Three months later, she ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin ...

It promises powerful relief without the high or harm. So why is this breakthrough drug still flying under the radar? For years, opioids have dominated the world of pain management. They’re strong, ...

HEALTH officials have issued an urgent addiction warning over three common pain and anxiety drugs. UK medicines watchdog the ...

RACINE COUNTY — Drugs don’t have to be illegal to be dangerous. Racine County has one of the highest rates per-person of prescription drug-dispensing in the state and, with use, can come the risk of ...

The problems with pain medications are not new ones. The epidemic that many talk about in terms of opioid addiction is real. Many states in response to this problem have created new guidelines and ...

(UPDATED) Last week, a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted to impose stricter controls on prescriptions for drugs like Vicodin, which contain the opioid pain reliever hydrocodone.

A new study finds that an increasing number of surgeries — and the painkillers that follow — could derail recovery for those who once misused opioids.