Drug Watch

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Abbreviated New Drug Application for topical retinoid adapalene gel USP, 0.3% from Alembic Pharmaceuticals and its joint venture Aleor Dermaceuticals for treatment of acne vulgaris.

Tazarotene lotion 0.045% (Arazlo, Ortho Dermatologics) is officially launched in the U.S. following approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in late 2019 for the treatment of acne vulgaris in patients 9 years and older.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved pembrolizumab for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma whose disease has shown to not be curable by radiation or surgery.

ICYMI, this week’s edition features articles about laser therapy for BCC, the growing interest in JAK-STAT inhibition, tips on how to sell your practice, apremilast for scalp pruritus, plus more.

ICYMI, we've curated a list of all the stories we've published throughout the past week. Check out this article for more Dermatology Times content.

LEO Pharma will soon begin marketing its monoclonal antibody tralokinumab for atopic dermatitis with the announcement that the EMA has accepted the marketing authorization application for the drug.

Dermavant announces the enrollment completion for their long-term safety study investigating tapinarof in adults with plaque psoriasis as a part of the PSOARING 1 and PSOARING 2 phase 3 program.