News|Slideshows|April 4, 2018

9 New Drugs for Primary Care: Q1 2018

The "new year" is now in full swing and new drugs are being approved each month; check out our slideshow to get up to date on 9 drugs approved in the first quarter for primary care.

While 2017 brought us a lot of new drugs in primary care (see links below), 2018 is proving to be just as busy with new approved drugs for plaque psoriasis, ocular redness, and acute pain just to name a few. Click through the slideshow above to see the 9 new drugs for primary care that were approved during the first quarter of 2018.

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9 New Drugs for Primary Care: Q1 2018

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