creating feelings of euphoria and activating the brain’s reward system. That’s why opioids can be incredibly addictive. Vertex’s drug works in a completely different way, by blocking the pain signal ...

A non-opioid pain medication made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received approval for adults from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

(Vertex Pharmaceuticals via AP) Opioids reduce pain by binding to receptors in the brain that receive nerve signals from different parts of the body. Those chemical interactions also give rise to ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals ( VRTX 2.53%) has long been known as the company to turn to for life-saving cystic fibrosis (CF) drugs ...

A new pain relief drug, suzetrigine, is a prescription pill that’s taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose. It will ...

The FDA approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Journavx, a new non-opioid pain pill for short-term pain. While safer than opioids, studies show it's only modestly effective compared to opioid-acetaminophen ...

The drug, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, blocks pain signals to the brain, making it nonaddictive. By Gina Kolata The Food and Drug Administration approved a new medication Thursday to treat ...

U.S. officials have approved a new type of pain drug designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioids.

blocking pain signals from reaching the brain to begin with. As a result, Vertex executives say, it cannot cause addiction and is worth considerably more than an opioid, especially considering the ...

Journavx is a non-opioid drug that prevents peripheral nerves from sending pain signals to the brain. Journavx is one of three recently approved drugs in Vertex Pharmaceuticals' product lineup.