The drug, shown to be almost as effective as opioids for short-term pain, is the first fundamentally new kind of painkiller to win FDA approval in more than 20 years.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Thursday a new type of prescription pain medication for moderate to severe acute pain.

The FDA upgraded a recall for Lay's Classic Potato Chips to the highest risk level for packages distributed in Oregon and Washington.

After Frito-Lay issued a recall for some of its Lay's Classic Potato Chips last month, the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined the select bags of snacks pose a serious health hazard.

Class I, according to the FDA, means exposure to or consumption of the product could cause "serious adverse health consequences or death."