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- Wellness Center USA Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire Psoria-Shield Inc.https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120626-wellness_center_usa_inc_signs_agreement_to_acquire_psoria-shield_inc/2459782/Wellness Center USA Inc.(OTCQB/OTCBB: WCUI), a healthcare and nutraceutical company, signed a share exchange agreement to acquire Psoria-Shield Inc. (PSI), a developer and manufacturer of UV p
- Data Support Vismodegib for Metastatic, Locally Advanced BCChttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120613-data_support_vismodegib_for_metastatic_locally-advanced_bcc/2459783/New data demonstrate the anti-tumor activity of vismodegib (Erivedge, Genentech) 150mg daily in metastatic and locally advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC). (N Engl J Med; 366:2171-2179) The study found that the independently assessed response rate was 30 percent in patients with metastatic BCC (n=33
- Stiefel, a GSK Company, Acquires Worldwide Rights to Toctino (alitretinoin)https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120612-stiefel_a_gsk_company_acquires_worldwide_rights_to_toctino_alitretinoin/2459784/Stiefel, a GSK company, has entered into a worldwide agreement to acquire Toctino (alitretinoin) from Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. A once-daily oral retinoid, Toctino is in Phase 3 trials in the US, where it has not yet received FDA approval. Globally, it is the only prescription medicine specifically
- Psoriasis Genetic Map Explored by International Psoriasis Councilhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120607-psoriasis_genetic_map_explored_by_international_psoriasis_council/2459788/The International Psoriasis Council (IPC) is leading the effort to establish collaboration among leading geneticists and dermatologists to advance the understanding of the genetic basis of psoriasis. Their
- Suneva to Acquire Worldwide Rights to Refissa(R)https://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120604-suneva_to_acquire_worldwide_rights_to_refissar/2459789/Suneva Medical , a privately-held aesthetics company, will acquire worldwide rights to Refissa® and its marketed generic equivalent from Spear Pharmaceuticals. The portfolio contains the only tretinoin creams with
- Merz CEO Focused on Advancing the Companyhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120515-merz_ceo_focused_on_advancing_the_company/2459801/William “Bill” Humphries, newly appointed CEO of Merz, Inc., has been setting the record straight. For example, addressing a recent injunction that bars the marketing of Xeomin for aesthetic indications, he insists, “the impact of the injunction isn
- La Roche-Posay Awards Two Researchershttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120514-la_roche-posay_awards_two_researchers/2459803/At its seventh annual North American Foundation Research Awards, La Roche-Posay honored winners Sarina B. Elmariah, MD, PhD and Marie S. Tuttle, MD. Both researchers received a $10,000 grant to continue dermatological research and were honored at t
- Novartis Acquires Fougera Pharma for $1.5 Billionhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120504-novartis_acquires_fougera_pharma_for_15_billion/2459809/With it's $1.5 billion acquisition of US-based Fougera Pharmaceuticals, Novartis will be the biggest maker of dermatologic generics in the country. The Fougera products will add to those of Novartis's existing generics unit Sandoz.
- Slight Uptick for Biologics Predicted in EUhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120419-slight_uptick_for_biologics_predicted_in_eu/2459820/In a recent TreatmentTrends© study with EU5 dermatologists, BioTrends Research Group, LLC finds that there has been a slight increase in the use of biologics in all of the EU5 countries except Italy, where usage has remained constant. Future prescribing habits will see moderate increases in prescrib
- Study Shows No Association Between NSAIDs and BCChttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120418-study_shows_no_association_between_nsaids_and_bcc/2459821/New data question an association between NSAID use and development of BCC, showing that NSAID use was not associated with subsequent incidence of BCC (HR = 1.04, 95% CI: 0.92–1.16) after adjusting for age, sex and estimated lifetime summer sun exposure among a cohort of 58,213 Caucasian Radiologic T