Incyte Corporation reinvented itself as a dermatology company a few years ago and is building critical mass in that therapeutic area with the US approval on 18 July of Opzelura for vitiligo, less than a year after the topical formulation of ruxolitinib obtained US Food and Drug Administration approval for atopic dermatitis.
Incyte Bolsters Dermatology Ambitions With Vitiligo Approval For Topical Ruxolitinib
Opzelura, already approved for atopic dermatitis, gives Incyte a second indication for its topical JAK inhibitor. It is the first treatment approved for vitiligo.
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