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FDA approves Aleor’s adapalene gel for acne vulgaris
June 26th 2020The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Abbreviated New Drug Application for topical retinoid adapalene gel USP, 0.3% from Alembic Pharmaceuticals and its joint venture Aleor Dermaceuticals for treatment of acne vulgaris.
Tazarotene topical for acne vulgaris launches in United States
June 25th 2020Tazarotene lotion 0.045% (Arazlo, Ortho Dermatologics) is officially launched in the U.S. following approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in late 2019 for the treatment of acne vulgaris in patients 9 years and older.
N95 respirator reuse possible with UVGI
June 11th 2020In part two of our interview with Iltefat H. Hamzavi, M.D., he delves into the data from a recent article investigating the use ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) as a method to disinfect N95 respirators for reuse during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dermatologists on New York City's COVID-19 frontlines
June 10th 2020Eighteen residents and fellows in the throes of their dermatology training volunteered at the frontlines of overwhelmed Bronx-based hospitals during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, gaining a crash course in crisis medicine and infectious diseases.
Method allows reuse of N95 respirators during COVID-19
June 9th 2020In part one of our video interview with Iltefat H. Hamzavi, M.D., he discusses how ultraviolet germicidal irradiation is used in dermatology and how it can be used to disinfect N95 respirators to facilitate reuse during the COVID-19 pandemic.