Initial treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR) depends on the severity of symptoms and whether they are intermittent or persistent (see Table 1).

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In our recent article on the combination of vanzacaftor, tezacaftor, and deutivacaftor (Alyftrek) for cystic fibrosis (Med Lett Drugs Ther 2025; 67:41), Table 3 misstated the formulations and dosage of...

The FDA has approved Alyftrek (Vertex), an oral fixed-dose combination of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators vanzacaftor, tezacaftor, and deutivacaftor, for once-daily...

The FDA has approved Azmiro (Azurity), the first injectable formulation of testosterone cypionate to become available in single-dose vials and prefilled syringes for treatment of males with...

The FDA has approved acoramidis (Attruby – BridgeBio), an oral transthyretin stabilizer, to reduce cardiovascular-related hospitalization and cardiovascular death in adults with wild-type or...

The interleukin (IL)-23 antagonist guselkumab (Tremfya – Janssen Biotech) has now been approved by the FDA for treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) in adults; it was approved...

The FDA has approved suzetrigine (Journavx – Vertex), a selective sodium channel blocker, for oral treatment of moderate to severe acute pain in adults. Suzetrigine is the first sodium channel blocker to...

Disruption of tear-film homeostasis (altered composition, reduced production, rapid evaporation) and resulting ocular surface inflammation cause the discomfort and blurred vision of dry eye disease. Many...

Tapinarof 1% cream (Vtama – Dermavant), an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonist, has been approved by the FDA for topical treatment of atopic dermatitis in patients ≥2 years old. Tapinarof is...

The injectable glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist semaglutide (Ozempic – Novo Nordisk) has been approved by the FDA to reduce the risk of sustained eGFR decline, end-stage kidney disease,...

The FDA has approved datopotamab deruxtecan (Datroway – Daiichi Sankyo/AstraZeneca), a trophoblast cell-surface antigen-2 (Trop-2)-directed antibody and topoisomerase inhibitor conjugate, for treatment of...

Olezarsen (Tryngolza – Ionis), an apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III)-directed antisense oligonucleotide, has been approved by the FDA to reduce triglyceride levels in adults with familial chylomicronemia...

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Nemolizumab (Nemluvio – Galderma), a subcutaneously injected interleukin-31 (IL-31) receptor antagonist, has been approved by the FDA for use in combination with topical corticosteroids and/or calcineurin...

The FDA has approved the hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (HIF-PHI) vadadustat (Vafseo – Akebia) for oral treatment of anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults who...

The injectable glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)/glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist tirzepatide (Zepbound) has been approved by the FDA for treatment of moderate to severe...

The FDA has required a new warning in the labels of the recombinant respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines Arexvy (GSK) and Abrysvo (Pfizer) about an increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)...

The FDA has required a new boxed warning in the label of the subcutaneously injected immunomodulatory drug glatiramer acetate (Copaxone, Glatopa, and generics) about a risk of anaphylaxis. Glatiramer...

View the Comparison Chart: Interleukin (IL) Receptor Antagonists for Atopic Dermatitis

Cosibelimab (Unloxcyt – Checkpoint Therapeutics), a programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) blocking antibody, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of locally advanced or metastatic cutaneous...

The FDA has approved ensartinib (Ensacove – Xcovery), an oral kinase inhibitor, for treatment of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive, locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung...

Remestemcel-L (Ryoncil – Mesoblast), an allogeneic bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cell therapy, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of steroid-refractory acute graft-versus-host...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder characterized by recurrent abdominal pain and altered bowel habits, often accompanied by bloating. IBS is classified by its predominant bowel...

View the Comparison Chart: Safety of Drugs for IBS in Pregnancy and Lactation

View Figure: Treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in Adults

View the Comparison Chart: Some Drugs for Abdominal Pain in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

View the Comparison Chart: Some Drugs for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C)

View the Comparison Chart: Some Drugs for Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea (IBS-D)

The FDA has authorized use of the Valeda Light Delivery System (LumiThera), a multiwavelength photobiomodulation (PBM) device, to improve visual acuity in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration...

Emrosi (Journey), an oral, low-dose, biphasic-release formulation of the tetracycline antibiotic minocycline, has been approved by the FDA for once-daily treatment of inflammatory lesions of rosacea...

The FDA has approved the subcutaneously injected interleukin (IL)-4 receptor alpha antagonist dupilumab (Dupixent – Sanofi/Regeneron) for add-on maintenance treatment of adults with inadequately...

Seladelpar (Livdelzi – Gilead), a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-delta agonist, has received accelerated approval from the FDA for use in combination with ursodeoxycholic acid...

Zenocutuzumab (Bizengri – Merus), a bispecific HER2- and HER3-directed antibody, has received accelerated approval from the FDA for treatment of advanced, unresectable or metastatic non-small cell lung...

Zanidatamab-hrii (Ziihera – Jazz), a bispecific HER2-directed antibody, has received accelerated approval from the FDA for treatment of unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive (IHC 3+) biliary tract cancer...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) has two major forms: dry or non-neovascular (~90% of patients) and wet or neovascular (~10% of patients).

The FDA has approved pilocarpine 0.4% preservativefree ophthalmic solution (Qlosi – Orasis) for treatment of presbyopia in adults. Pilocarpine 1.25% ophthalmic solution (Vuity) was approved in 2021 for the...

Vyalev (Abbvie), a solution for continuous subcutaneous infusion containing the prodrugs foscarbidopa and foslevodopa, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of motor fluctuations in adults...

Revumenib (Revuforj – Syndax), an oral menin inhibitor, has been approved by the FDA for treatment of relapsed or refractory acute leukemia in patients ≥1 year old with a lysine methyltransferase 2A...