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FDA approves Vertex’s non-opioid painkiller, first new kind of pain medicine in decades

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FDA approves Vertex Pharmaceuticals' non-opioid painkiller pill, a new alternative for pain relief that comes without the risk of addiction.

Vertex is now the first drugmaker in decades to gain U.S. approval for a new type of pain medicine.

Wall Street analysts have said that the medication could become a blockbuster drug if it wins approval.