Now a third option is available after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Suzetrigine, sold as twice-daily Journavx, a non-addictive prescription drug for ...

The opioid epidemic continues to affect hundreds of thousands of people, but there may be hope for the future with a new, non ...

A new painkiller that is said to be free of addiction risks may be transformative for treatment of acute pain, according to local medical professionals. "I think it could be a potentially ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals ( VRTX) has long been known as the company to turn to for life-saving cystic fibrosis (CF) drugs, and ...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson announced today that the city will use about $1.5 million in opioid settlement funds to create the new recovery shelter beds.

A new California bill aims to tackle chatbot addiction. A Democratic California lawmaker wants to protect kids from ...

ALBANY — An investigation into a series of episodes in which state prison workers have been rushed to hospitals after ...

As with climate change, why are we so slow to recognise the existential threat that drug use poses to humanity?

Public health experts have concerns about the opioid reversal agent Opvee. But the company that makes it, Indivior, has found ...

Pfizer Settles Its Subsidiary’s Kickback Allegations for Nearly $60 Million - Pfizer Inc. agreed to pay over $59,746,277 to ...

A new painkiller was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday, and is one step closer to making its way ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel prescription pain medication that targets sodium channels involved ...