Therapeutics News

Brodalumab significantly improved response rates among patients with psoriatic arthritis, according to recent study data.

Akorn recently sold its subsidiary, ECR Pharmaceuticals, to Valeant Pharmaceuticals for $41 million in cash and the assumption of certain liabilities, the company announced in a press release.

DermWORX Professional Skincare and LETI Laboratories announced plans to launch a line of European dermatological products in the U.S., including LETI’s product line for atopic skin, AT4, according to a joint company press release.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals announced it has filed an exchange offer for the common stock of Allergan to Allergan stockholders.

In a retrospective analysis, researchers found omalizumab to be an effective treatment in patients with difficult-to-treat chronic urticaria. Data from 51 patients with chronic urticaria who visited a specialist urticaria clinic between September 2008 and November 2012 were analyzed.

Electrochemotherapy offers an effective method of treatment for both primary and metastatic neoplastic lesions, regardless of neoplasm histology or previous treatments, according to a review published in Future Oncology.

Repeated botulinum toxin A injections significantly increased duration of efficacy for the treatment of primary palmar hyperhidrosis, researchers found.

DENVER — Advanced melanoma staging with updates on future therapies, the latest acne treatments, and laser and botulinum toxin A treatments for wounded warrior traumatic injuries are highlights of the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting beginning today.

Healthy volunteers experienced blood pressure decreases during ultraviolet A irradiation that may be driven in part by mobilizing cutaneous nitric oxide stores, according to recent study results.

Of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2008, those that received expedited reviews were approved more quickly, were studied in fewer patients and still have unanswered safety questions, according to new data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.