First Oral Rosacea Drug Receives FDA Approval

CollaGenex said Tuesday it has received U.S. approval to market Oracea, which the company said is the first approved oral rosacea drug.
The company said the Food and Drug Administration has cleared for market Oracea to treat adults with the inflammatory lesions, including papules and pustules, caused by the skin condition.
CollaGenex said it would roll out the new dermatologic drug in July.
"Oracea is the first FDA-approved, orally-administered, systemically-delivered drug to treat rosacea," the company said in a statement.
Rosacea affects about 14 million adults in the United States, CollaGenex said.
"Oracea is the first of a series of dermatology products we have in development, and we are very pleased that our NDA was approved by the FDA within 10 months of submission," said Colin Stewart, CollaGenex's president and chief executive officer.

FDA Approved Generic Metronidazole Lotion

Specialty pharmaceutical manufacturer Fougera, a division of ALTANA Inc., announced it is first-to-market with FDA-approved Metronidazole Lotion 0.75% (Rx). This product is AB-rated to MetroLotion® by Galderma and is indicated for the treatment of rosacea (see product package insert for full prescribing information). Metronidazole Lotion is available in a 59 ml (2 oz.) bottle.
David Klaum, Senior Vice President, Commercial Business Operations, stated, "First-to-market Metronidazole Lotion, an important addition to Fougera's line of facial products, joins our Metronidazole Cream to give health care providers the ability to choose the topical formulation that's right for their patients. At Fougera, our focus is always on providing our customers with the quality generic products they demand, in the formulations that suit their individual needs."
As a specialty pharmaceutical manufacturer of topical steroids, antibiotics and antifungal products, as well as ophthalmics, Fougera has received more topical generic FDA approvals than any other company during the past six years. This ability to provide a continuing stream of new products benefits both health care providers and patients seeking multi-source alternatives and reduced costs.

Calming Facial Redness

If your face is constantly flushed, red and blotchy - it may be more than just sun or wind causing it. Foods like alcohol and caffeine are also factors, causing roughly 16 million women in North America to live with facial redness, or Rosacea - a condition where the flushing of small blood vessels on the face causes your cheeks, nose or chin to redden.
Chronic facial redness, also know as rosacea, can result in small acne-like bumps on the skin. This rash appearing reaction leaves few people with a smiley face. In fact, a recent clinical study shows 56 percent of sufferers say facial redness impacts their self-esteem. What many people don’t realize is that there are ways to calm and even help prevent the rosacea condition. Dermatologists offer rosacea treatment options, but you can also look to your local drugstore for new "Redness Relief" formulas - which promise to calm facial redness associated with rosacea. While there are plenty of rosacea products which promise relief, experts say one that has green neutralizers in it will really help conceal rosacea redness and even out complexion. Doctors also recommend that if you’re taking a prescription for rosacea, ask your dermatologist to recommend skin care products that are compatible. And to avoid future rosacea flare-ups, keep a diary of red episodes with notes on food, medicines and products - so you can help pinpoint triggers.