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- AstraZeneca's Anifrolumab Shows Benefit for Skin, Joint Symptoms of Lupushttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/astrazenecas-anifrolumab-shows-benefit-for-skin-joint-symptoms-of-lupus/2460819/Anifrolumab is consistently associated with improvements in both skin rash and arthritis across three different disease measures in patients with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), results of a new post-hoc analysis of pooled data from the TULIP phase 3 clinical trials show. The…
- NPF COVID-19 Task Force: Masks, Social Distancing Still Important for Many Vaccinated Psoriasis Patientshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/npf-covid-19-task-force-masks-social-distancing-still-important-for-many-vaccinated-psoriasis-patients/2460818/In mid-May 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new public health recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals. These guidelines stated that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance in any setting, except where required by law, …
- AADA Statement on Legislative Interference in Health Care for Transgender Patientshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aada-statement-on-legislative-interference-in-health-care-for-transgender-patients/2460817/The American Academy of Dermatology Association strongly opposes recent efforts by state legislatures to restrict physicians’ ability to provide care to transgender youths. Legislation such as the bill enacted this spring in Arkansas as well as those proposed in several other states are a dangerous…
- Cosentyx Now Approved for Psoriasis in Children as Young as Sixhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/cosentyx-now-approved-for-psoriasis-in-children-as-young-as-six/2460815/Cosentyx® (secukinumab) from Novartis is now FDA approved for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in pediatric patients six years and older who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy. This is the first approval for Cosentyx in a pediatric population in the US. Cosent…
- Bliss Becomes First Mass & Drug Skincare Brand to Receive B Corp Certificationhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/bliss-becomes-first-mass-drug-skincare-brand-to-receive-b-corp-certification/2460814/Bliss is the first-ever skincare brand sold at mass and drug to achieve B Corp Certification. This certification confirms that Bliss meets the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. "Over t…
- AAD Survey: Americans Are Confused About Sunscreen Usehttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/aad-survey-americans-are-confused-about-sunscreen-use/2460812/Your patients likely need a refresher course on sunscreen application and SPF. This is the main takeaway message of a recent survey of 1,000 U.S. adults by the American Academy of Dermatology. While 80 percent of Americans know they should apply sunscreen every two hours when outdoors, few do it, …
- Dermatological Agents, NSAIDs Are Leading Prescription Cost Drivers in New 28-State WCRI Drug Trends Studyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/dermatological-agents-nsaids-are-leading-prescription-cost-drivers-in-new-28-state-wcri-drug-trends-study/2460809/In most states, dermatological agents accounted for about 20 percent of total prescription payments in the first quarter of 2020 (2020Q1), according to a new FlashReport from the Workers Compensation Research Institute. “This study finds that prescription payments are decreasing in a majority of …
- Medivir’s Remetinostat Shows Promise for SCChttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/medivirs-remetinostat-shows-promise-for-scc/2460807/Topical remetinostat gel performed well in a small investigator-initiated phase II clinical study of patients with squamous cell carcinoma. Four patients with five cutaneous SCCs were included in this case series and treated with remetinostat gel 1%. All five tumors, including a range of histologi…
- Abbvie’s JAK1 Inhibitor Measures Up in Two Phase 3 Studies of ADhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/abbvies-jak1-inhibitor-measures-up-in-two-phase-3-studies-of-ad/2460806/Upadacitinib yields rapid and significant improvements in patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, according to results from two phase 3 clinical trials published online in The Lancet. Patients who received upadacitinib showed reductions in all clinical disease measures, as well as in a…
- It's a RAP: Allergan Set to Acquire Solitonhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/deal-time-allergan-set-to-acquire-soliton/2460801/Allergan Aesthetics is set to acquire Soliton and Resonic, its Rapid Acoustic Pulse device. Resonic recently received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance and is a non-invasive treatment for the short-term improvement in the appearance of cellulite. The acquisition of Soliton…