FDA approves new type of non-opioid pain medication in two decades - The new drug will be many times more expensive than a standard opioid option

The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and represent the first new class of pain medications in 20 years—and the first non-opioid painkiller since that class first appeared on the market in the 1980s.