title: Catching Up on New Medications: New FDA Approvals.
abstract: Despite all efforts of the Federal Drug Administration to release timely and accurate information about new drug approvals, marketing and media announcements about new drugs may be incomplete, misinterpreted, or misunderstood. Informed and knowledgeable nurses are able to educate patients about new medications: they can clarify misunderstandings or misconceptions and significantly reduce the potential for harm. In this article, selected examples of new brand name drugs and first-time generics approved this year are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Beatrice B. Turkoski, RN, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Kent State University College of Nursing, Kent, OH.
authors.forename: Beatrice B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Turkoski
mesh_terms: D017277:Drug Approval; D016568:Drugs, Generic; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration
chemical_list: D016568:Drugs, Generic