Good news for Vitiligo patients..US Food and Drug Administration approves the first effective drug that restores the skin to normal after 6 months

Exclusive translation: Last Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first home remedy for vitiligo in a breakthrough to treat the condition that affects millions.

And Opzelura, developed by Wilmington, is a medicated cream that can be applied directly to patches of discoloration on a person’s skin, aged 12 and over – the first such drug to receive such approval.

Results appear following 6 months

Many patients in clinical trials regained pigmentation following regarding six months of twice-daily use – and the cream showed stronger results following a full year of treatment, according to the Daily Mail.

The drug may take up to 24 weeks to show effectiveness in many patients. For some, it may take up to a year to reach its full potential.

The third stage of the disease

The drug showed promising results in a recently completed phase 3 clinical trial, which included 600 participants. Those who used the cream also showed a significant improvement in their skin tone, with half reaching a successful repigmentation threshold following a year.

About 15 percent of the trial participants reached this point in just 24 weeks.

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