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

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

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

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

Weekly weight management injection Wegovy (semaglutide)...

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First in new class of oral psoriasis drugs launched

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

The two Bibecfo inhalers and their boxes.

Third formoterol/beclometasone pMDI launched

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

Photos of the two GoResp Digihaler inhalers.

Smart LABA/ICS combination inhaler launched with automatic usage monitoring

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

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

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

New class of glaucoma treatment launched

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

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New NICE-recommended injection for severe asthma

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