Open AccessNew Drugs 2021, Part 2
Author(s) -
Daniel A. Hussar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nursing
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.187
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1538-8689
pISSN - 0360-4039
DOI - 10.1097/01.nurse.0000791756.56705.dd
Subject(s) - medicine , drug , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , drug approval , pharmacology , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease
The second of a two-part series, this article describes eight recently approved drugs, including the first drug approved for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2, a first-in-class HIV attachment inhibitor, and a new intravenous injection indicated for the treatment of acute pain in adults for whom other treatments are ineffective.