|Slideshows|April 18, 2018

6 New Drugs for Neurologists

Author(s)Susan Kweskin

Newly approved medications for various types of pain, generalized myasthenia gravis, and Parkinson disease will be fodder for discussion at AAN 2018. Here’s a brief overview of the therapies the FDA has approved within the past 6 months.

Newly approved treatments for several neurologic disorders-including various types of pain, generalized myasthenia gravis, and Parkinson Disease-will be topics of discussion at AAN 2018. Here’s a brief overview of those medications FDA approved within the past 6 months.

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