Drug Watch

Cynthia J. Trickett, PA-C, MPAS, discusses the personal and clinical effects of atopic dermatitis in adult and pediatric patients at the Maui Derm NP+PA 2022 Summer Conference in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Verrica is complying with the FDA through 3 Complete Response Letters to achieve the first FDA-approved treatment of molluscum contagiosum.

Complex diseases can be difficult to manage for optimal outcomes. Monitoring programs of therapies can help with that management

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc talks the newest approval of baricitinib (Olumiant; Eli Lilly and Company) for the treatment of alopecia areata.

Lindsey Savickas, RN, BSN, and COO at Infusion Associates, explains how infusion centers can support researchers in the dermatology space in discovering more effective treatments.

Click here to answer this week's poll.

This marks the first FDA approval of a systemic treatment for alopecia areata.

Education, honesty, and communication skills are key for both patient and dermatologist when it comes to creating treatment regimens.

Timber Pharmaceuticals has received an FDA breakthrough therapy designation for TMB-001 for the treatment of congenital ichthyosis.

Dupilumab (Dupixent; Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc) has received priority review for its supplemental Biologics License Application by the FDA to treat adult patients with prurigo nodularis.

Dermavant’s new topical treatment for plaque psoriasis in adults was approved by the FDA this morning.

The designation is for the treatment of X-linked recessive ichthyosis (XRI) and autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis lamellar ichthyosis (ARCI-LI).

Revance Therapeutics announces the FDA has accepted the resubmission for daxibotulinumtoxinA for injection of glabellar lines.

Arcutis Biotherapeutics announced news of its topical roflumilast foam’s trial on safety and efficacy of treatment in scalp and body psoriasis.

Expert panelists discussed the pros, cons, and unknowns of the fast-growing roster of new AD treatments in a session at the 4th Annual Revolutionizing Atopic Dermatitis Conference held April 9 to 11, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland.

A poster from the 2022 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting presented subgroup analyses from the Effisayil 1 study that showed the efficacy of spesolimab was consistent across all prespecified patient populations, including those with or without IL-36RN mutations.

In this drug pipeline video, Pearl Grimes, MD, FAAD, and Seemal R. Desai, MD, FAAD discuss what's currently happening in the vitiligo pipeline including why current treatments are lacking, what's coming soon, and what it may cost.

In this video interview, Christopher Bunick, MD, PhD dives into the topic of congenital ichthyosis describing his talk on the skin condition at the American Academy of Dermatology 2022 Annual Meeting.

A phase 1 study of davoceticept and pembrolizumab for advanced malignancies received a partial clinical hold from the FDA following a patient death.

Cara Therapeutics announced that difelikefalin—its treatment for moderate to severe pruritus in atopic dermatitis patients—was selected for a late-breaker presentation at the 2022 American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting.

Dermatology Times® interviews editorial board member Richard Gallo, MD, PhD, who dives into what is currently lacking is rosacea patient care, how the new mechanisms of action of these potential treatments will better address current struggles, and more.

In this week’s Pointers with Dr Portela, the 208SkinDoc has a discussion with Marvin Rapaport MD, about the potential adverse events that may occur when patients overuse topical steroids. Watch the interview, meant for educational purposes only, to see what they had to say.

The company was asked by the FDA to submit additional confirmatory evidence of effectiveness in the treatment of epidermolysis bullosa.

A recent mouse model study on the efficacy of using imatinib as a treatment for Sturge Weber Syndrome has been published. In this video interview we talk with one of the investigators, Jack L. Arbiser, MD, PhD, on what the results means for future clinical trials.

Timber Pharmaceuticals announced a positive end-of-phase 2 meeting with the FDA about TMB-001 in moderate to severe congenital ichthyosis. Timber also revealed when it plans to start a phase 3 trial.