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An experimental drug could be a vital player in the plight to end the opioid epidemic.It s known as VX-548, and its creator,Vertex Pharmaceuticals, said Tuesday the drug s use in late-stage clinical trials resulted in clinically meaningful reduction in pain, without many of the risks associated with opioids.In two trials, patients who had recently undergone surgery and received Vertex s painkiller had statistically significant pain relief over a 48-hour period compared to the placebo group.A smaller study focusing on a wider range of pain conditions used the treatment for up to 14 days and also landed a positive result, with more than 83% of pain patients sa
stanley cups ying VX-548 was good to excellent at treating pain.Vertex noted VX-548 was safe and well-tolerated in all three studies, but it failed to work better than hydrocodone bitartrate/acetaminophen 鈥?the combination that makes up the opioid Vicodin 鈥?in post-surgery patients.Still, the results of Vertex s tri
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stanley cup approval, thereby providing the U.S. another pain treatment option outside of the dangerous world of opioids.And Vertex plans to do so, saying it will submit a New Drug Application to the FDA by mid-2024 regarding VX-548 s treatment of moderate-to-severe acute pain.SEE MORE: Seattle morgue struggles to store bodies amid fentanyl overdose surgeAcute pain is typically brought on by something specific like surgery, broken bones, dental work or childbirth Hhjy Donald Trump s threats toward Black prosecutors spark violence worries
SARASOTA, Fla. 鈥?A Florida woman says she fell ill with COVID-19 and passed the coronavirus onto her 99-year-old mother who lives with her.Ruta Jouniari said she felt sick in October. She had a fever, cough and headache. I literally couldn t breathe. I tried to take a breath and the pain in my lungs was so incredible, she said.Jouniari was hospitalized at Sarasota Memorial Hospital for three days, but did not need oxygen. The nights were horrific, you have night sweats, shivering. You re achy. You
stanley cup can t breathe, she said.Her mother, who Jouniari is the primary caregiver of in her home, later tested positive for COVID-19.Jouniari said her mother never left the house, so she knows she brought the virus home, but she doesn t know where she contracted it.Her mother s age put her at a high risk of contracting the virus. Her mother, she added, suffered from a stroke about seven years ago. The guilt trip that goes with a child giving their parent COVID is not a fun reality of life, she said.Jouniari said her mother was hospitalized for 10 days. She was on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. Doctors treated her mother with plasma, remdesivir and dexamethasone. Going in, it s so frightening and you re so scared and you re scared for yourself when you re the patient, bu
stanley tazas t you re even more scared knowing the statistics of a 99-year-old going in, said Jouniari.Jouniari said h
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