Expert Interviews

Multimodal pain management expert and researcher Mariano describes the NaV1.8 inhibitor as "working in concert" with nonopioid therapies, including nerve blocks.

An anesthesiologist and renowned investigator in use of nonopioids as part of multimodal pain management, Edward Mariano, MD, MAS, describes slow uptake in the field.

Opioid prescribing has seen its extremes, from the 5th Vital Sign era in the aughts to the CDC restrictions of 2016. Mariano talks about the environment right now.

Brexpiprazole and sertraline showed promise for PTSD treatment in a recent study. Lead author, Lori Davis, MD, discusses clinical findings, treatment guidelines, and future research directions.

Suzetrigine (Journavx) PI Todd Bertoch, MD, identifies the sweet spot where he thinks the new NaV1.8 inhibitor will be most effective in post-surgical and other moderate-to-severe acute pain.

Robert Hopkins, Jr, MD, says of official communications during the COVID-19 pandemic that not enough was explained to the public about policy shifts, leaving people wondering.

Mariano, a well-known researcher in regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine, talks about the Journavx difference, including the drug's safety profile.

Todd Bertoch, MD, reviews the significant findings on relief of pain from the 2 pivotal studies and lauds the remarkable safety profile of the novel nonopoid analgesic Journavx.

Journavx is the first and only approved non-opioid oral pain signal inhibitor and the first new class of pain medicine approved in more than 20 years.

Data showed that brexpiprazole plus sertraline significantly improved PTSD symptoms vs sertraline alone. Lead author, Lori Davis, MD, discusses more.