Dermatology Drugs
Prescription drugs and medicines for conditions relating to skin disorders and the reconstruction or replacement of deformed, damaged, or lost parts of the body. This category also includes cosmetic surgery. Studies in these areas include: acne, congenital skin diseases, genital herpes, genital warts, liposuction, psoriasis, skin wounds, athlete’s foot, venous leg ulcers, and others.
The list of FDA approved drugs for dermatology and plastic surgery appears below. Click any link to view the full drug information.
For the treatment of impetigo due to Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes
For moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis.
Treatment for acne
Treatment for acne
Treatment for secondarily infected traumatic skin lesions
For the topical treatment of acne vulgaris
For the temporary improvement in the appearance of glabellar lines (brow furrow)
Respiratory tract infections
For use as a patient preoperative skin preparation
For once a day treatment of acne vulgaris
Generic equivalent of CLEOCIN Topical Solution 1%
Treatment for external genital and perianal warts
Treatment for partial-thickness and severe burns
For the treatment of atopic dermatitis
Treatment for acne
Treatment for acute bacterial exacerbations (chronic bronchitis and skin infections)
Topical cream for the treatment of atopic dermatitis
For the treatment of basal cell carcinoma
For the treatment of moderate acne vulgaris
For the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis
Gel formulation for the treatment of rosacea.
Topical cream for the treatment of mild to moderate inflammatory acne vulgaris
For the treatment of acute attacks of hereditary angioedema
For the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia
For the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia
Gel wound dressing
Once-daily injectable treatment for bacterial infections
Needle-free anesthetic
Treatment for poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac
Treatment for adult acne
Treatment for tinea pedis (athlete's foot)
For the treatment of athlete's foot, jock itch and ringworm
Topical treatment for tinea (pityriasis) versicolor, althete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm
For the improvement of nasolabial fold wrinkles in adults
Treatment for ultraviolet-induced skin discolorations
Treatment for dermatoses of scalp
Treatment for athlete's foot
Treatment for tinea corporis (ringworm) and tinea cruris (groin fungus)
Treatment for athlete's foot
Treatment of inflammatory papules and pustules of rosacea
Generic equivalent of Rogaine
Treatment for rosacea
Treatment against various bacterias
Treatment for acne in women seeking contraception
For the treatment of actinic keratosis
Treatment for male baldness
For short-term and intermittent long-term treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis
Treatment for diabetic foot ulcers
Treatment for facial wrinkles, brown spots, and surface roughness associated with chronic sun exposure
Treatment for acne
Treatment for Sjogren's Syndrome
To reduce absorption of chemical warfare agents through the skin
For the treatment of head lice
For the treatment of plaque psoriasis
Treatment used to control bacterial infections on excised burn wounds
For the treatment of melanoma
Treatment for Psoriasis, Acne Vulgaris
For the treatment of bacterial skin infections and bacterial pneumonia
Treatment for moderate to severe erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL)
For the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure and intra-abdominal infections and bacterial pneumonia
For the treatment of acne vulgaris
For the treatment of atopic dermatitis
For the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections
For the treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis and urticaria
For the treatment of metastatic melanoma
For the treatment of BRAF + melanoma
For the treatment of actinic keratoses of the face and scalp
FDA Approved Dermatology Drugs Listings:
The rules of principle for evaluating MediLexicon's FDA dermatology drugs listings adhere to the FDA definitions of a new drug approval or a new molecular entity, and the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development.
MediLexicon's FDA Approved Drugs Listings include:
New Molecular Entities (NME): these NME's are described as a medication containing an active substance that have never previously approved in the US for marketing in any manner, shape or form (as defined by the FDA). In addition to this, there is also the inclusion of some FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) approved recombinant proteins and biologics.
MediLexicon's FDA Approved Drugs Listings do NOT include:
Over-the-counter products, diagnostic agents, generics, most vaccines, medical devices, biologic compounds (not approved by CDER), as well as new indications and new administrations of previously-approved compounds and new dosages.
The dermatology drugs information used in this section is licensed from Thomson CenterWatch. The information provided here is for general educational purposes only and does not constitute medical or pharmaceutical advice which should be sought from qualified medical and pharmaceutical advisers.
