Dermira Inc. claimed an important victory when it won US FDA approval for Qbrexza (glycopyrronium) – a topical anticholinergic delivered by a cloth wipe – on June 29 for the treatment of primary axillary hyperhidrosis (excessive underarm sweating) in patients aged 9 and older.
The agency's decision marks the company's first-ever drug approval and it provided the Menlo Park, Calif., company with a needed...