Onset Therapeutics has announced a publication in the June issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology summarizing the results of a study assessing the effect of BenzEFoam™ (benzoyl peroxide) 5.3% Emollient Foam compared to a commercially available prescription benzoyl peroxide 8% cleanser in reducing the level of P. acnes counts in patients with significant P. acnes colonization on their backs.

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A new prescription acne gel called Epiduo has been approved by the FDA for patients aged 12 and more. Epiduo is the combination of two drugs, benzoyl peroxide 2.5% and adapalene 0.1%, which are being used as acne treatments since long. Epiduo, manufactured by Galderma, is the once daily drug and is the “first and only” combination acne gel of its kind.