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New pain pill approved in U.S. designed to cut risk of addiction - National | Globalnews.ca

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Journavx is the first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in more than 20 years .

The new drug will carry a list price of $ 15.50 per pill, making it many times more expensive than comparable opioids.

The drug works differently, blocking proteins that trigger pain signals later sent to the brain.

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