The FDA has approved suzetrigine 50 milligram oral tablets for moderate to severe acute pain in adults. The drug acts on the peripheral nervous system before pain signals can reach the brain, eliminating...
The FDA approved the second over-the-counter nasal spray with the goal of increasing access to products that can rapidly reverse the effects of opioid overdose.
The FDA’s Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee recently reviewed and voted on whether to recommend lofexidine, a non-opioid drug, for the management of opioid withdrawal.
The FDA is requiring boxed warnings for opioid analgesics and prescription opioid cough products related to combined use of certain opioids with benzodiazepines.
