There already exist non-opioid painkillers, such as ibuprofen ... but the biotech suggests its compound has the potential to be ‘best-in-class’. In addition to its lead asset, the biotech ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals reported that its non-opioid drug reduced back pain significantly. But Vertex stock plunged as a ...

The Series C – which was led by Novo Nordisk's parent company Novo Holdings – follows a $15 million second round for the ...

The market for non-opioid painkillers is booming in the wake of a devastating overdose crisis and an opioid industry far diminished from its heyday. Companies offering nonsurgical alternatives to ...

There are no figures on how many people might have an addiction to opioid painkillers in the UK Almost 40 million powerful prescription painkillers were distributed to patients in England in 2022/23.

More than three quarters of new non-cancer pain opioids prescribed by ... But that also found that opioid prescriptions for chronic pain had started to decline. GPs have said they need better options ...

The funds come from a $26 billion multistate court settlement reached with companies linked to distributing and manufacturing prescription painkillers linked to the opioid epidemic. The companies ...