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FDA approves new vitiligo treatment, bolstering Incyte's dermatology business

Bio Pharma Dive

The cream, known as Opzelura, is now the only treatment approved in the U.S. to repigment skin in patients with the most common form of vitiligo.

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No sweat for dermatology specialist Botanix as hyperhidrosis gel Sofdra gains FDA approval

Fierce Pharma

The med is the first new chemical entity to win FDA approval specifically to treat primary axillary hyperhidrosis, or excessive underarm sweating. It's also Botanix's first approved product. Everybody sweats, but for the 10 million people in the U.S.

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Verrica’s Dr. Lawrence Eichenfield Speaks About FDA Approval of New Drug for Common Skin Infection – Xtalks Life Science Podcast Ep. 121

XTalks

Eichenfield serves on Verrica Pharmaceuticals’ Board of Directors and spoke to Xtalks about the company’s recent approval of YCANTH (cantharidin) topical solution as the first FDA approved treatment for pediatric and adult patients with molluscum contagiosum, a highly contagious viral skin infection that primarily affects children.

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Filsuvez Topical Gel Gets FDA Approval for Epidermolysis Bullosa

XTalks

For instance, Vyjuvek , the first FDA-approved gene therapy for DEB, is priced at $24,250 per vial. a biotech company specializing in the development and commercialization of genetic medicines for rare diseases, announced FDA approval for Vyjuvek for the treatment of DEB.

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FDA Approves Zoryve Topical Foam for Seborrheic Dermatitis

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Arcutis Biotherapeutics said Zoryve foam will be widely available via key wholesaler and dermatology pharmacy channels by the end of January 2024.

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Letybo Earns FDA Approval, Hugel Expands Its Global Aesthetic Market Leadership

XTalks

Efficacy and Safety of Letybo FDA approval was granted based on encouraging outcomes from three completed Phase III trials, encompassing over 1,000 participants across the US and Europe. As acetylcholine is blocked, muscle activity is temporarily reduced, leading to the diminished appearance of glabellar lines.

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FDA approves new first-line treatment for plaque psoriasis

Drug Discovery World

“Sotyktu has the potential to become the new standard of care oral treatment for people with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis,” said April Armstrong, MD, MPH, clinical investigator in the POETYK PSO-1 trial and Associate Dean and Professor of Dermatology at the University of Southern California.