Recently public company Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Inc. unveiled positive data from a Phase IIb/III study in eyelash mites on 21 June for an antiparasitic medicine initially developed to prevent tick and flea infestation in domestic animals such as dogs. In an interview, Tarsus CEO Bobak Azamian explained that there is precedent in both antiparasitic and ophthalmic medicine to adapt compounds initially developed for animal health uses.
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With success on multiple endpoints in its first pivotal trial of lotilaner in Demodex blepharitis, Tarsus is working to bring the veterinary antiparasitic drug to market in multiple human indications.
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