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Verrica Pharmaceuticals Announces Launch of YCANTH® for the Treatment of Molluscum Contagiosum in Japan by Partner Torii Pharmaceutical
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Feb. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Verrica”) (Nasdaq: VRCA), a dermatology therapeutics company developing and selling medications for skin diseases requiring medical interventions, today announced the launch of YCANTH® in Japan by its partner, Torii Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (“Torii”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shionogi & Co., Ltd., for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum (“molluscum”). “We would like to congratulate our partner, Torii, on th
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