15 Drugs Approved for Primary Care in 2022
With 2022 at an end, Patient Care Online has compiled a list of key drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for conditions that are often seen in primary care. Scroll through the slides below to find details on a new oral solution of amlodipine; the first and only FDA-approved, once-daily amphetamine transdermal patch for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; the first and only specific interleukin-23 inhibitor to be approved for the treatment of Crohn disease in adults; the first drug indicated for the treatment for eosinophilic esophagitis; a novel rapid-acting treatment for major depressive disorder; and 10 more.
FDA Approves Esketamine as Monotherapy for Adults With Treatment-Resistant Depression
January 21st 2025The approval of esketamine follows an FDA Priority Review and is based on data showing that esketamine alone demonstrated rapid and superior improvement in depressive symptoms compared with placebo.
FDA Proposed Rule Would Limit Nicotine Content in Cigarettes, Cigars, Other Combusted Products
January 16th 2025The agency estimates that limiting nicotine levels could lead to 1.8 million fewer tobacco-related deaths by 2060 and health care savings of $1.1 trillion a year over the next 40 years.
