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Galderma wins FDA approval for Differin Epiduo OTC switch as acne treatment access expands

Pharma & Biotech

Why Galderma’s acne gel approval could quietly reset the over the counter dermatology market

by Pallavi Madhiraju
May 23, 2026
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Acne care is moving from prescription desks to retail shelves. Galderma’s Differin Epiduo switch tests how far OTC dermatology can go.

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Representative image of a clinician reviewing skeletal imaging, illustrating Mirum Pharmaceuticals and Incyte’s zilurgisertib Phase 2 progress in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva and the rare disease treatment questions facing regulators.

Pharma & Biotech

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Niagen Bioscience’s NB4168 has secured U.S. FDA Rare Pediatric Disease and European orphan designations as the company advances the experimental ataxia telangiectasia therapy toward human trials. Representative image.

Pharma & Biotech

Niagen wins twin rare-disease designations, but can NB4168 turn nicotinamide riboside evidence into a medicine?

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Representative image of biopharma laboratory research. Gilead Sciences and Merck’s latest Phase 3 updates highlight the promise of once-weekly HIV treatment with islatravir and lenacapavir, while raising fresh questions over Trodelvy’s lung cancer expansion strategy.

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