As another quarter rounds out, a new batch of drugs have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for conditions often seen in primary care - quite a few of them first-in-class or novel in another way. For example, the first and only pneumococcal vaccine formulated specifically to protect adults 50 years and older; the first mRNA vaccine against RSV for adults aged 60 years and older; and the first inhaled product with a novel mechanism of action approved for maintenance chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment in over 20 years. In the slides below, we recap these drugs and 5 more.
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FDA Approves Guselkumab for Pediatric Plaque Psoriasis and Active Psoriatic Arthritis
September 30th 2025The FDA has approved guselkumab for children aged 6 years and older with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis or active psoriatic arthritis, making it the first IL-23 inhibitor authorized for pediatric use.