Dovonex, Calcipotriene News

PRINCETON,A N.J. Sandoz has launched its version of a topical drug used to treat psoriasis of the scalp, the Swiss generic drug maker announced Thursday.

AMITYVILLE, N.Y. and FORT COLLINS, Colo. The Food and Drug Administration has approved both Hi-Tech Pharmacal's and Tolmar's generic versions of calcipotriene, the generic equivalent of Leo Pharma's Dovonex, in the .005% strength.

Warner Chilcott plc and LEO Pharma announced today that, in exchange for a one-time cash payment of $1.0 billion to Warner Chilcott, LEO Pharma is re-acquiring Warner Chilcott's exclusive product licensing rights in the United States to its topical psoriasis treatments Taclonex , Taclonex Scalp , Dovonex as well as rights to all products in LEO's ...

Advances in phototherapy continue to give dermatologists powerful new options for the treatment of vitiligo, and while there still is no cure for the condition, phototherapy, along with creative new treatment combinations, is offering increasingly successful results.