|Slideshows|October 3, 2018

9 New Drugs for Primary Care: Q3 2018

Which drugs are most important for your patients? Scroll through our quick slideshow to find out.

It's the end of the third quarter, which means Patient Care has scoured all of the newly FDA-approved drugs and found 9 we believe every primary care physician should know about. Find details in the slideshow below about the first generic version of the EpiPen, a first-in-class oral antibiotic acne treatment, and 7 other noteworthy drugs.

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