A University of Calgary-led international research team has identified a genetic factor that may explain why people respond ...

Orphan Drug Designation applies to approximately 50,000 Patients who predominantly suffer from severe chronic pain due ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has greenlit a new type of pain medication for the first time in more than 20 years. What's more, the new painkiller doesn't include opioids like many ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is trumpeting the results of clinical trials indicating that VX-548, its new, non-opioid analgesic, is effective at relieving post-surgical pain. While there is nothing wrong ...

There's considerable ongoing research to develop analgesic medications that don't have the liabilities of NSAIDs and opioids. Many potential drugs are in various stages of development. Most will fail.

This public workshop provided an opportunity for stakeholders to examine the current use of in-home drug disposal systems with a focus on removing unused opioid analgesics from the home. FDA issued a ...

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling in the tissue around oral cancers both increases nerve sensitivity and ...

Prescriptions for the new non-opioid pain medication suzetrigine more than doubled between April and August 2025, according to analysis from Epic Research. The increase indicates a growing interest in ...