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The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, NBC News reported.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX) has secured FDA approval for Suzetrigine, an oral, non-opioid, highly selective NaV1.8 pain signal

The drug, Journavx by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, blocks pain signals to the brain, making it nonaddictive. The Food and Drug Administration approved a new medication Thursday to treat pain from an injury or surgery. It is expensive, with a list price of $15.50 per pill. But unlike opioid pain medicines, it cannot become addictive.

Since two groundbreaking treatments were approved in late 2023, only a handful of patients have been able to access the multimillion dollar, medically-intensive therapies.

Despite healthcare sector struggles, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has outperformed both its biotech peers and the broader market since 2022. The company dominates the cystic fibrosis market and is ...

The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller to win FDA approval in more than 20 years.