New drugs

A young woman with curly hair sits on a sofa she she takes a pill with a glass of water.

New oral contraceptive offers extended missed-pill window

24 October 2023, 4:21pm

Slynd (drospirenone) is a progestogen-only contraceptive...

A man lying in bed in a darkened room clutches his head in pain.

Second oral CGRP antagonist offers further migraine prevention option

17 October 2023, 2:09pm

Atogepant (Aquipta) can be prescribed for the prophylaxis...

Box of Zeyzelf patches on a white background

New twice-weekly rivastigmine patch for Alzheimer's disease

11 September 2023, 9:10am

Zeyzelf is the first rivastigmine patch to be launched...

A pony-tailed woman with obesity wearing a hooded top leans on a wall looking out to sea holding an apple.

Weight loss drug Wegovy now available in UK

5 September 2023, 12:21pm

Weekly weight management injection Wegovy (semaglutide)...

Elbow of a man with a raised red skin patch typical of psoriasis.

First in new class of oral psoriasis drugs launched

22 August 2023, 10:56am

Deucravacitinib (Sotyktu) is the first tyrosine kinase...

The two Bibecfo inhalers and their boxes.

Third formoterol/beclometasone pMDI launched

26 July 2023, 12:39pm

Bibecfo (formoterol/beclometasone) is available in...

Photos of the two GoResp Digihaler inhalers.

Smart LABA/ICS combination inhaler launched with automatic usage monitoring

12 July 2023, 3:24pm

Prescribers can now offer patients with asthma and...

Front-facing images of the Beclu 100 microgram and 200 microgram inhalers.

New corticosteroid metered dose inhaler for asthma

21 June 2023, 11:23am

Beclu (beclometasone) is indicated for the prophylactic...

An elderly man tilts his head back to administer eye drops.

New class of glaucoma treatment launched

1 June 2023, 7:10am

A new combination product for glaucoma marks the first...

Illustration of the lungs with the bronchioles highlighted

New NICE-recommended injection for severe asthma

25 April 2023, 2:38pm

Tezspire (tezepelumab) has a new mechanism of action...