More than 15 million prescriptions for amitriptyline are issued in the UK in a year, mainly to deal with chronic pain ...

A pain relief drug developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals succeeded in late-stage clinical trials, the company announced Tuesday, bringing the biopharma giant a step closer to launching what observers ...

Physical activity stimulates the release of endorphins (natural painkillers) and promotes the production of anti-inflammatory ...

New research reveals previously unknown ways opioid receptors can function, opening the door to safer pain treatments.

The medication is commonly used at lower doses for pain relief and migraines, but the NHS says there are serious side effects ...

Chronic pain has long forced patients into a trade-off between constant discomfort and the side effects of powerful drugs. A ...

Once promoted as a safer alternative to opioids, the widely prescribed drug is now linked to withdrawal, overdoses and serious side effects that many patients say they were never warned about.

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new type of nonopioid painkiller from Vertex Pharmaceuticals. The drug, Journavx, or suzetrigine, was approved to treat moderate to severe acute ...

SaveHealth reports on psoriatic arthritis medications, detailing options like DMARDs, biologics, and NSAIDs, including their ...

For the last quarter century, one of the world’s most capable drug developers toiled to make a new, non-addictive kind of painkiller. The journey was fittingly excruciating. Pain, as Vertex ...

Dealing with persistent pain while taking medication that seems ineffective can be incredibly frustrating and disheartening. You follow the prescribed dosage, take your medication as directed, yet the ...

Rheumacare Capsules, a joint pain drug, is recalling the medication over elevated lead levels, the FDA reports. Here’s a list ...