Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today it launched its Proclaim dorsal root ganglion neurostimulator system designed to treat pain in patients with complex regional pain syndrome of the lower limbs. The company’s Proclaim DRG system is designed to be used via Bluetooth with an Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) iPod touch as a system controller and is magnetic resonance-conditional and recharge free, all […]
Pain Management
AcelRx shares tumble after FDA rejects Dsuvia painkiller
Shares in AcelRx Pharmaceuticals (NSDQ:ACRX) fell more than -50% this morning after the company announced that it received a complete response letter from the FDA for its Dsuvia sufentanil sublingual tablet. The FDA told the company that it can’t approve the new drug application in its present form, saying that AcelRx needs to collect additional data for […]
Purdue Pharma and Geisinger launch wearable tech study of chronic pain patients
Purdue Pharma and integrated health company Geisinger Health Systems said today they launched a joint study looking to evaluate the effect of wearable health tech on treating patients with chronic pain. Through the study, the companies hope to explore the use of wearable health tech by chronic pain patients at a specialty clinic and evaluate […]
CDC campaign uses testimonials to fight prescription opioid epidemic
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today launched a campaign featuring real-life stories of people recovering from opioid-use disorder and people whose loved ones have died due to a prescription opioid overdose. The campaign was designed to boost awareness among Americans about the risks linked with prescription opioids. 91 people die everyday in the U.S. from an […]
SPR Therapeutics raises $25m to support Sprint PNS system
SPR Therapeutics said today it raised $25 million in a Series C round of financing to support commercialization and further research of its Sprint peripheral nerve stimulation system. The round was led by a “prominent family office” and Frontcourt Ventures, the Cleveland-based company said. As part of the funding, the company said it appointed former West […]
Bioventus wins FDA nod for Durolane OA joint lubrication product
Bioventus said today it won FDA approval for its Durolane injectable product designed for joint lubrication and treating pain associated with knee osteoarthritis. Durolane is a single-injection, hyaluornic acid product designed to lubricate joints to treat pain associated with knee osteoarthritis, Durham, N.C.-based Bioventus said. The company acquired it last December from Galderma for an undisclosed amount. […]
Sorrento seeks FDA nod for lidocaine patch
Sorrento Therapeutics (NSDQ:SRNE) said today that its subsidiary Scilex Pharmaceuticals resubmitted the new drug application for its lidocaine patch, ZTlido, to the FDA. The San Diego, Calif.-based company is developing the drug-device product for the relief of pain associated with post-herpetic neuralgia. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Bonti kicks off Ph2 trial for neurotoxin pain-reliever
Privately-held biotech Bonti said today that it launched the Lantern clinical program, evaluating its intramuscular neurotoxin injection as a non-opioid pain reliever. The first clinical trial, Lantern-1, is a Phase II study designed to assess the safety and efficacy of EB-001 in patients undergoing elective breast augmentation. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery […]
Researchers progress towards vaccine against fentanyl, heroin combo
Researchers reported at the 254th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society today that they are developing a vaccine to guard against the effects of fentanyl in combination with heroin – a deadly duo that is claiming a growing number of lives as the opioid crisis worsens in the U.S. “There is an […]
South Carolina becomes latest state to sue opioid-maker Purdue
On Tuesday this week, South Carolina became the latest state to sue Purdue Pharma, accusing the drugmaker of deceptively marketing their addictive products in a way that fueled the ongoing opioid crisis. The state’s attorney general said that Purdue told doctors that opioids are not addictive and patients who appear to be addicted were only […]
Is there a digital health solution for treating pain?
Could TENS devices be a potential answer to the opioid crisis? If they are, it’ll be thanks to digital health. Case in point is NeuroMetrix’s Quell device. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) gizmos have been around for decades. But they’ve had a reputation for being unwieldy, with a bunch of wires and pads. “TENS devices have been around […]