Benzinga | May 28, 2021 07:32AM EDT

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Announces Extension Of FDA Review Period Of NDA For VP-102; PDUFA Date Extended To Sept. 23

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Verrica") (NASDAQ:VRCA), a dermatology therapeutics company developing medications for skin diseases requiring medical interventions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the review period for the New Drug Application (NDA) for VP-102 for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum (molluscum). The Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) goal date has been extended by three months to September 23, 2021.



The FDA extended the PDUFA goal date to allow the Agency to have additional time to review information submitted by Verrica, including its training program and distribution model, in response to comments from the agency regarding the Company's human factors study. On May 26, 2021, the FDA informed Verrica that the information submitted has been designated a major amendment, which allows FDA to take an additional three months to review the submitted information.

"We remain confident in VP-102 as a potential treatment option for patients with molluscum," said Ted White, Verrica's President and Chief Executive Officer. "Importantly, the FDA has recently completed one of the two pre-approval inspections required for approval. We look forward to our continued productive discussions with the FDA as it completes its review of our VP-102 NDA."