The Drug Update: Recent drug approvals, winter 2026 edition.

In the first half of 2025, the US FDA approved several new drugs that have relevance for those practicing in primary care. This article highlights the following new medications and vaccinations: suzetrigine (Journavx); gepotidacin (Blujepa); meningococcal groups A, B, C, W, and Y vaccine (Penmenvy); clesrovimab-cfor (Enflonsia); and acoltremon (Tryptyr). Additionally, this article highlights the recent approval of moderately to severely active Crohn's disease as a new indication for guselkumab (Tremfya).