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The end of another quarter means a new list of FDA-approved drugs for primary care. Which ones should you know about? Click through to find out. 

7 New Drugs for Primary Care: Q2 2019

Articles

Tramadol is often prescribed for osteoarthritis pain based on a perception that it is a “safer opioid.” But is that true? Take our quick quiz to find out. 

5 Questions on Tramadol and Mortality in Osteoarthritis Patients

Andrew Bowser is a medical writer based in Brooklyn, New York.

Get updated on the newest fibromyalgia research from the 2018 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, the basis of this 5-question quiz.

Fibromyalgia Quiz: 5 Questions for Primary Care

RA can be managed in primary care but comes with unique challenges. Here, strategies outlined at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2018.

Mastering Rheumatoid Arthritis: 5 Key Challenges for Primary Care Practice 

Here: a quick overview of updates to the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis Update

Here: a quick look at newly approved agents for primary care that will soon be coming your way.

11 New Medications for Primary Care

More effective vs placebo? Less effective than opioids? Equally as potent as APAP? What’s true and what false about NSAIDs?

NSAIDs for Chronic Low Back Pain: True or False? 

A new evidence-based clinical practice guideline addresses adverse events, surgical risks, and patient education

7 New Hip Osteoarthritis Recommendations

Special Report recap: the current and future state of RA patient care and what PCPs will need to know to do their part.

RA and Primary Care: 8 Looks to the Future

Comanaging RA and its comorbidities is just one of many directions primary care is likely to take. Part 4 of a Special Report.

Musculoskeletal Disorders