Acne

After 24 weeks of treatment with adapalene/benzoyl peroxide gel, atrophic acne scarring and lesions were reduced, and results were maintained after 48 weeks of treatment in adult patients.

In the top Healio Dermatology story last week, melanomas of the head and neck treated with Mohs micrographic surgery had a significantly higher overall survival at 5 years after melanoma diagnosis than those treated with wide local excision.

Trifarotene cream was safe and well tolerated in the treatment of moderate facial and truncal acne in a multicenter, open-label phase 3 clinical trial.

As students go back to school and parents resign beach gear to its out-of-season digs at the back of the garage, Healio Dermatology reflects on big news from August on acne treatment, private equity in the marketplace and much more.

Women aged 46 to 65 years prescribed spironolactone for acne had a higher rate of incident hyperkalemia compared with younger women, which warrants further potassium monitoring guidance and protocols, according to Rebecca M. Thiede, MD, resident and fellow of the division of dermatology at University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, and colleagues in the most popular Healio Dermatology article from last week.

In women prescribed spironolactone for acne, the rate of incident hyperkalemia at follow-up was significantly higher for those aged 46 to 65 years compared with those aged 18 to 45 years, warranting further serum potassium monitoring guidance and protocols, according to findings from International Journal of Women’s Dermatology.

Private equity-based dermatology practice consolidation increased at a mean rate of 65% each year from 2012 to 2017, according to researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, in the current top story from August.

The FDA has accepted a new drug application for IDP-123, a lotion for the treatment of acne, according to an announcement from Bausch Health and Ortho Dermatologics, Bausch’s dermatology business.

Bausch Health announced the expansion of its dermatology prescription program with Walgreens stores in the U.S.