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- Review Does Not Support Monthly Lab Testing for Oral Isotretinoin Use for Acnehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/review-does-not-support-monthly-lab-testing-for-oral-isotretinoin-use-for-acne/2458793/A review of medical literature does not support monthly laboratory testing for all patients who are using standard doses of the acne medication isotretinoin, according to an article published online by JAMA Dermatology</
- Study Finds Increasing Prices for Prescription Dermatology Drugs Since 2009https://practicaldermatology.com/news/study-finds-increasing-prices-for-prescription-dermatology-drugs-since-2009/2458800/A recent study published in JAMA Dermatology found that the price of prescription dermatologic drugs rose considerably from 2009 to 2015, with the vast majority of price increases occurring after 2011. In an effo
- LEO Pharma to Acquire Global Dermatology Portfolio from Astellashttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/leo-pharma-to-acquire-global-dermatology-portfolio-from-astellas/2458818/LEO Pharma A/S and Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma Inc. have entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement under which Astellas will transfer its global dermatology business to LEO Pharma for € 675 million. Under the terms of the agreement, the assets and associated respon
- Lumenis UltraPulse Technology is Being Used to Treat Kim Phuc “The Girl in the Picture”https://practicaldermatology.com/news/lumenis-ultrapulse-technology-is-being-used-to-treat-kim-phuc-the-girl-in-the-picture/2458821/Lumenis Ltd.’s UltraPulse laser is being used by Jill Waibel, MD to treat scars on Kim Phuc, a survivor of a Vietnam War bombing in 1972. The UltraPulse was chosen for its effectiveness in laser scar revision therapy that is needed to penetrate deep into the thick scars. Kim Phuc, a
- Now Available at Pharmacies: Bayer's Finacea® Foam 15%https://practicaldermatology.com/news/now-available-at-pharmacies-bayers-finacea-azelaic-acid-foam-15/2458835/Bayer HealthCare’s Finacea® (azelaic acid) Foam, 15% in now available at pharmacies nationwide. Finacea Foam was FDA approved in July 2015 for the topical treatment of the inflammatory papules and pustules of mild to moderate rosacea. The approval was based on results
- One Quarter of Americans Misled by Online Info: Surveyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/one-quarter-of-americans-misled-by-online-info-survey/2458841/One in four Americans (24 percent) say they have been misled by information about an illness or medical symptom from an unverified online source, according to a new survey from Merck Manuals. That figure increases to 30 percent among parents with children under 18 and jumps to 43 percent among mi
- A Novel Dual-Wavelength, Nd:YAG, Picosecond-domain Laser Safely and Effectively Removes Multicolor Tattooshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/a-novel-dual-wavelength-ndyag-picosecond-domain-laser-safely-and-effectively-removes-multicolor-tattoos/2458848/Research conducted by Eric F. Bernstein MD, MSc; Kevin T. Schomacker PhD; Lisa D. Basilavecchio RN; Jessica M. Plugis; and Jayant D. Bhawalkar PhD, published in the September 2015 issue of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (LSM), evaluated 21 tattooed subjects between the ages of 19-55 who
- Novan Appoints Chief Financial Officer and Chief Commercial Officer to Leadership Teamhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/novan-appoints-chief-financial-officer-and-chief-commercial-officer-to-leadership-team/2458851/Novan Therapeutics appointed two new executives from the dermatology industry to the company's leadership team. Richard Peterson has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer and Brian Johnson as Chief Commercial Officer. Mr. Peterson will be responsible for the company's financi
- Secukinumab Phase III Data Confirm Significant Efficacy in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/secukinumab-phase-iii-data-confirm-significant-efficacy-in-patients-with-psoriatic-arthritis/2458858/Results from the Phase III FUTURE 1 study for secukinumab in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) were published online in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Secukinumab is the first interleukin-17A (IL-17A) antagonist to demonstrate efficacy in a Phase III
- DermTube Offers Video Coverage of NewDerm Live Meetinghttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dermtube-offers-video-coverage-of-newderm-live-meeting/2458865/NewDerm LIVE, a new meeting for dermatologists just starting out in practice—as well as those not so new to practice—has brought a unique meeting format into the dermatology space. The meeting, supported by the publishers of Practical Dermatology® magazine and NewDerm