Japan Tobacco on September 15 filed a new drug application for tapinarof cream, a topical aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist licensed from Swiss partner Dermavant Sciences, for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and plaque psoriasis in Japan. The submission, announced by…
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