Dr. Sanjay Gupta said Tuesday that the approval of a new non-opioid pain medication is “a pretty big deal.” “This is a pretty big deal,” Gupta said. “As you just mentioned, it’s

So the arrival of a relatively safe and effective non-opioid drug to treat acute pain without the risk of addiction is a huge deal. Suzetrigine works by blocking the activity of proteins called sodium channels in nerve cells that send pain signals.