There are 3 classes of nonsteroidal topical therapies for atopic dermatitis that target the specific underlying pathophysiology of the skin disease. Shahriari provides a primer as physicians prepare for AAD 2025.
Ruxolitinib, a topical selective Janus kinase (JAK)1/JAK2 inhibitor, was approved by the FDA in September 2021 and is marketed as Opzelura (Incyte)
Roflumilast, approved by the FDA in July 2024, is a phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor and marketed as Zoryve (Arcutis Biotherapeutics)
Tapinarof 1% is an investigational aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist currently under review by the FDA; the agency has set at PDUFA date in the 4th quarter of 2024.
Mona Shahriari, MD, is assistant clinical professor of dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut and co-founder of Central Connecticut Dermatology in Cromwell, Connecticut.
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