VRCA - Verrica Pharmaceuticals Files Lawsuit Against Canadian Drug Manufacturer for False Advertising and Unfair Competition | Benzinga
Lawsuit alleges false and misleading advertising and promotion of unapproved cantharidin-containing drugs by Dormer Laboratories in violation of federal and state law
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Feb. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Verrica" or, the "Company") (NASDAQ:VRCA), a dermatology therapeutics company developing medications for skin diseases requiring medical interventions, today announced that it has filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Dormer Laboratories Inc., a Canada corporation ("Dormer Labs") requesting, among other relief, that the court enjoin Dormer Labs from marketing, selling, and distributing drugs containing cantharidin in the United States, as well as compensatory, statutory and punitive damages for Dormer Labs' violations of the federal Lanham Act and Pennsylvania law. The lawsuit arises out of Dormer Labs' false and misleading advertising and promotion of unapproved cantharidin-containing drugs to health care providers and other customers in the United States.
YCANTH was the first FDA-approved treatment for molluscum contagiosum. YCANTH is also the only FDA-approved cantharidin-containing drug, meaning that it is the only cantharidin-containing drug that FDA has determined to be safe and effective. This lawsuit is part of Verrica's commitment to patient safety by stopping the false and misleading advertising and sale of unapproved cantharidin-containing drugs within the United States.
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