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In two randomized clinical trials evaluating pain control following abdominoplasty and bunionectomy, Journavx demonstrated ...

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The encouraging result comes just days after the US FDA approved Vertex Pharma's non-opioid painkiller Journavx (suzetrigine), an oral NaV1.8 inhibitor, as a treatment for acute pain, representing ...

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The company also develops CASGEVY for the treatment of sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia; JOURNAVX for the treatment of acute pain in adults; VX-522, a CFTR mRNA ...

Suzetrigine (Journavx) is the first new drug approved to treat acute pain in over 20 years and the first to be classified as a selective NaV1.8 pain signal inhibitor, an alternative to opiates.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said last week it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx for short-term pain that often follows surgery or injuries. It’s the first new pharmaceutical approach ...