Dr. Boguniewicz answers the question: 'Are Eczema Drugs Safe For Children?' — -- Question: Are Elidel and Protopic safe to use on my child's skin and why do they have a "Black Box" warning?

Dr Mark Ballard, the Medical Director of Respiratory and Dermatology Therapeutic Areas at the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation answers our questions about their eczema cream Elidel. Dr Mark ...

Dermatology leaders rallied to the defence of Novartis' Elidel (pimecrolimus), a topical cream for atopic eczema, this week during the 8th Congress of the European Society for Pediatric Dermatology in ...

Two eczema creams — Novartis AG’s Elidel and Fujisawa Healthcare, Inc.’s Protopic, must carry a strong warning of cancer risk, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. Research shows the creams ...

Aug. 19, 2002 — Topical pimecrolimus (Elidel), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication, can control the symptoms of atopic dermatitis in infants aged 3 to 23 months without the risk of skin ...

GÖTEBORG, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Meda has reached an agreement with Novartis to acquire global rights for Elidel (pimecrolimus 1% cream). Elidel is a patent protected, specialty ...

Jan. 19, 2006 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved revisions to the safety labeling for 1% pimecrolimus cream ( Elidel, made by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation) and tacrolimus ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The prescription cream Elidel used to treat eczema leads to rapid improvement in symptoms and quality of life in people who suffer from a specific type of acne-like ...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 20 - The FDA said black box warnings about the possible risks of skin cancer and lymphoma have been added to the labels of Elidel Cream (pimecrolimus) and Protopic Ointment ...

Novartis is selling the global rights to its skin treatment Elidel to Meda for $420 million, while in turn the Swedish group is granting a US licence for the therapy to Valeant Pharmaceuticals ...

The labels on two prescription creams to treat eczema will have to bear “black box” warnings of possible cancer risks. The Food and Drug Administration action on Thursday follows an agency advisory ...

Canada’s Valeant Pharmaceuticals International said it acquired rights to market skin medicine Elidel and Xerese in the U.S., Canada and Mexico from Sweden’s Meda AB. Valeant will make initial ...