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.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Axsome Therapeutics' migraine treatment, the company said on Thursday.

NEW YORK - Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXSM), a $5.28 billion biopharmaceutical company with impressive 51% revenue growth over the last twelve months, announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SYMBRAVO®,