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 First Oral GLP-1 Receptor Agonist for Chronic Weight Management
December 23rd 2025The FDA approved once-daily oral semaglutide 25 mg for chronic weight management and long-term weight maintenance in adults with obesity or overweight, based on data from the OASIS clinical trial program.