Dermavant Prepares For First Launch, Looking To Build A Blockbuster Psoriasis Brand

The Roivant-owned company's Vtama topical cream was approved by the US FDA with a broad label permitting use for mild, moderate or severe psoriasis.

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Dermavant's first commercial launch is set for take off • Source: Shutterstock

Dermavant Sciences Inc. is launching its first commercial drug, which management believes has enormous revenue-generating potential in a large therapeutic category – plaque psoriasis. The US Food and Drug Administration approved Dermavant's Vtama (tapinarof) cream 1% on 23 May, with a broad label for adults with plaque psoriasis, paving the way for the topical cream to be used across the spectrum of disease severity from mild to severe.

The Roivant-owned company has big expectations for Vtama because it is a non-steroidal topical treatment that could replace topical steroid-based...

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