Thursday, February 08, 2024

Non-opioid drug proves effective for acute surgical & non-surgical pain

Good news, if confirmed!

It pains me to wonder how do you do placebo tests when pain is involved?

"... the development of non-opioid analgesics has become more urgent. A series of Phase 3 clinical trials into a novel oral, non-opioid painkiller has found that it’s effective in treating acute pain in both surgical and non-surgical settings. ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently reported the results of Phase 3 clinical trials to test its oral, non-opioid NaV1.8 inhibitor, VX-458. The trials found that the drug effectively treats moderate-to-severe acute pain in surgical and non-surgical conditions. ...
VX-458 was found to be safe and well-tolerated across all three trials. The majority of adverse events were mild-to-moderate, and no serious adverse events were reported. ..."

Non-opioid proves effective for acute surgical & non-surgical pain

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