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Clinical pharmacokinetics profile of ivermectin 1% cream after dermal applications on the face
Khaled Benkali, François Rony, Jean Jacovella, Jean-Paul Chappuis, Marie-Helene Peirone, Michel Poncet, Stéphane Delage, Ronan Bouer, Nathalie Wagner, Galderma R and D, 06410 Biot, France
Michael Graeber, Galderma R and D, Princeton, NJ 08512, United States
Author contributions: Benkali K, Rony F and Wagner N were in charge of pharmacokinetics study designs and data analysis and interpretation; Graeber M and Jacovella J were in charge of the medical and safety aspects of the clinical studies; Benkali K wrote the Paper; Chappuis JP and Peirone MH were in charge of the project and clinical studies management; Poncet M was in charge of the statistical review and analysis; Delage S and Bouer R were in charge of the samples bioanalysis; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declared that they are employees of Galderma R and D, SNC. Galderma R and D was the sponsor and funded all the clinical studies presented in this paper.
Data sharing statement: No raw or individual data will be shared.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Khaled Benkali PhD, Galderma R and D, Les Templiers, 2400, route des Colles, 06410 Biot, France. khaled.behkali@galderma.com
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Received: July 2, 2015
Peer-review started: July 6, 2015
First decision: July 31, 2015
Revised: November 2, 2015
Accepted: November 23, 2015
Article in press: November 24, 2015
Published online: February 2, 2016
Peer-review started: July 6, 2015
First decision: July 31, 2015
Revised: November 2, 2015
Accepted: November 23, 2015
Article in press: November 24, 2015
Published online: February 2, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Papulopustular rosacea (PPR) is a chronic skin disease affecting patients face, with a dramatic impact on social and professional interactions. Ivermectin 1% cream is a new effective and safe treatment for PPR recently approved in many countries. This article presents the clinical pharmacokinetics (PK) assessments conducted during the drug development of Ivermectin 1% cream. Usually, for topical products, PK assessments are incomplete due to the low systemic exposure. For ivermectin cream, a comprehensive PK and metabolism program was conducted in healthy volunteers and PPR patients up to 1 year treatment. These provided valuable information to better assess ivermectin safety profile.