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Non-opioid painkillers: Another tool to fight the opioid epidemic
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 wins approval for new once-daily CF drug
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. notched two FDA victories late Friday for its cystic fibrosis medicines, increasing the number of ...
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Novo Holdings leads $100m round for novel painkiller biotech
The Series C – which was led by Novo Nordisk's parent company Novo Holdings – follows a $15 million second round for the ...
Crain's New York7d
Midtown drug startup raises $13M to capitalize on opioid-alternative boom
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 ...
The Boston Globe8d
Vertex stock plummets as study results show non-opioid pain drug no better than placebo
Some analysts had said the painkiller might be a multibillion-dollar business ... noting that health insurers and hospitals ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution12d
Georgia lawmakers consider making opioid alternatives more affordable
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 ...