US pharma has 277 medicines in development for skin diseases

15 June 2011

The USA’s biopharmaceutical research companies currently are developing 277 medicines to help the more than 100 million Americans, one third of the US population, who suffer from at least one skin disease.

Skin diseases ranging from acne to psoriasis and from melanoma to infections, are more common than most people know and they come with not only a medical but also a financial burden. According to a study by the Lewin Group, the total annual cost of skin diseases was estimated at $39.3 billion in 2005.

New medicines today in the R&D pipeline offer hope of reducing the human and economic costs of the many skin disorders affecting Americans. They include:

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