Drug updates and approvals: 2017 in review

Nurse Pract. 2017 Dec 15;42(12):8-16. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000526760.22854.f1.

Abstract

In 2017, the FDA approved several new drugs for use in primary care. This article highlights the following new drugs: brodalumab (Siliq), dapagliflozin and saxagliptin (Qtern), dupilumab (Dupixent), oxymetazoline (Rhofade), safinamide (Xadago), and sarilumab (Kevzara).

MeSH terms

  • Adamantane / analogs & derivatives
  • Adamantane / therapeutic use
  • Alanine / analogs & derivatives
  • Alanine / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use
  • Benzhydryl Compounds / therapeutic use
  • Benzylamines / therapeutic use
  • Dipeptides / therapeutic use
  • Drug Approval*
  • Drug Combinations
  • Glucosides / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Oxymetazoline / therapeutic use
  • Primary Health Care
  • United States
  • United States Food and Drug Administration*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Benzhydryl Compounds
  • Benzylamines
  • Dipeptides
  • Drug Combinations
  • Glucosides
  • dapagliflozin
  • dupilumab
  • brodalumab
  • Oxymetazoline
  • safinamide
  • saxagliptin
  • sarilumab
  • Alanine
  • Adamantane