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- FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation for Galderma's Trifarotene Molecule to Treat Congenital Ichthyosishttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20140702-fda_grants_orphan_drug_designation_for_galdermas_trifarotene_molecule_to_treat_congenital_ichthyosis/2459180/The FDA granted orphan drug designation status for Galderma's trifarotene molecule for the treatment of congenital ichthyosis. Based on this decision, Galderma says it pla
- Aldeyra Therapeutics' Lead Candidate NS2 Shows Novel Approach to Treating Dry Skin, Eye Diseaseshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20140512-aldeyra_therapeutics_lead_candidate_ns2_shows_novel_approach_to_treating_dry_skin_eye_diseases/2459242/Aldeyra Therapeutics' lead candidate NS2 decreases aldehyde levels in dry skin and eye models, according to data to be presented as an abstract poster at the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) 2014 Annual Meeting, in Albuquerque, NM. The study found that topical applicat
- XOMA Gains Orphan Drug Designation to Treat Pyoderma Gangrenosumhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20140225-xoma_gains_orphan_drug_designation_to_treat_pyoderma_gangrenosum/2459332/The FDA approved XOMA Corporation's IL-1 beta antibody gevokizumab for the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) under an orphan drug designation. PG is a rare disorder of expanding, painful skin ulcers, which affects one in about 100,000 people. "Selecting pyoderma gangrenosum as our n
- Speedier Drug Approvals Not Tied to Increased Warnings or Health Riskshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20130815-speedier_drug_approvals_not_tied_to_increased_warnings_or_health_risks/2459478/Faster drug approvals in the US and Canada are not linked to increases in the number of serious drug safety warnings issued by regulators, nor to actual evidence of health risks, according to new research. Investigators compared data about the number of drug safety warnings issued by regulators in t
- Two Melanoma Drugs Win FDA Approvalhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20130530-two_melanoma_drugs_win_fda_approval/2459528/The FDA approved two new drugs for metastatic or inoperable melanoma, dabrafenib (Tafinlar) and trametinib (Mekinist). Dabrafenib is an inhibitor of the BRAF gene when it carries the so-called V600E mutation. Trametinib inhibits a target known as MEK and is effective primarily against melanomas carr
- Court: Off-label Drug Promotion Is Protected Speechhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20121204-court_off-label_drug_promotion_is_protected_speech/2459665/The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York voted 2-1 to overturn a pharmaceutical salesman's conviction for off-label drug marketing, citing violations against his free speech rights under the First Amendment. The ruling could threaten FDA rules that prevent the marketing of treatments for uses
- Sanofi, Coca-Cola Begin Drink Projecthttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20121018-sanofi_coca-cola_begin_drink_project/2459700/Sanofi and Coca-Cola are collaborating on a line of drinks, called Beautific Oenobiol, that will claim to offer improved skin, stronger hair, and increased vitality. The collaboration will begin with four products made with mineral water, fruit juice, and nutritional ingredients to be sold in French
- Study: FDA Approves Drugs Faster than Europe, Canadahttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120517-study_fda_approves_drugs_faster_than_europe_canada/2459797/Drugs are approved faster in the US than in Europe and Canada, new research from Yale University School of Medicine shows. Authors of the study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, reviewed decisions from 2001 to 2010 by the FDA and regulators in Canada and Europe, Health Canada and th
- Warning for Blood Clot Risk Added to Drospirenone OCPshttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/20120411-warning_for_blood_clot_risk_added_to_drospirenone_ocps/2459827/The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed its review of recent observational (epidemiologic) studies regarding the risk of blood clots in women taking drospirenone-containing birth control pills. Drospirenone is a synthetic version of the female hormone, progesterone, also referred t
- Mark D. Kaufmann, MD, FAAD Takes the Helm at AADhttps://practicaldermatology.com/news/mark-d-kaufmann-md-faad-takes-the-helm-at-aad/2461126/Long-time Practical Dermatology® Digital Practice editor Mark D. Kaufmann, MD, FAAD, is the new President of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Kaufmann, a clinical professor of the Departmen