title: Drug updates and approvals: 2015 in review.
abstract: This article highlights important prescribing information for some drugs that received FDA approval within the past year. These include: atazanavir and cobicistat (Evotaz®), ceftazidime and avibactam (Avycaz®), edoxaban (Savaysa®), ivabradine (Corlanor®), liraglutide (rDNA origin) injection (Saxenda®), perindopril arginine and amlodipine besylate (Prestalia®), and secukinumab (Cosentyx®) subcutaneous injection.
authors.affiliation: Olga M. Klibanov is a professor of pharmacy, Wingate University, Wingate, N.C. Diep Phan is a student at Wingate University, Wingate, N.C. Kelli Ferguson is a student at Wingate University, Wingate, N.C.
authors.forename: Olga M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Klibanov
authors.forename: Diep
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Phan
authors.forename: Kelli
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D017311:Amlodipine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000069446:Atazanavir Sulfate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D053961:Azabicyclo Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001552:Benzazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069547:Cobicistat / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017277:Drug Approval; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D000077550:Ivabradine; D000069450:Liraglutide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D020913:Perindopril / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011725:Pyridines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D053961:Azabicyclo Compounds; D001552:Benzazepines; D004338:Drug Combinations; D011725:Pyridines; D013844:Thiazoles; C000595613:avibactam, ceftazidime drug combination; D017311:Amlodipine; D000077550:Ivabradine; D000069446:Atazanavir Sulfate; D000069450:Liraglutide; D002442:Ceftazidime; C555450:secukinumab; D000069547:Cobicistat; C552171:edoxaban; D020913:Perindopril