New Polymeric Once-Daily Tazarotene 0.045% Lotion Formulation for Moderate-to-Severe Acne: Pooled Phase 3 Pediatric Analysis

June 2020 | Volume 19 | Issue 6 | Original Article | 602 | Copyright © June 2020


Published online May 8, 2020

Lawrence F. Eichenfield MD,ª Emil A. Tanghetti MD,b Eric Guenin PharmD PhD MPH,c Gina Martin MOT,d Radhakrishnan Pillai PhDd

ªDepartments of Dermatology and Pediatrics; University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA bCenter for Dermatology and Laser Surgery, Sacramento, CA cOrtho Dermatologics*, Bridgewater, NJ dBausch Health US, LLC*, Petaluma, CA *Bausch Health US, LLC is an affiliate of Bausch Health Companies Inc. Ortho Dermatologics is a division of Bausch Health US, LLC.

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Lawrence F. Eichenfield MD leichenfield@rchsd.org