JUPITER, Fla., July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) today announced that its partner Pelthos Therapeutics Inc. (NYSE:PTHS) has commercially launched ZELSUVMI™ (berdazimer) topical gel 10.3%, the first and only FDA-approved at-home treatment for molluscum contagiosum. The Company has earned a $5 million milestone payment from Pelthos following the commercial launch of ZELSUVMI. "Molluscum impacts millions of people in the U.S., particularly children. We are thrilled to see that ZELSUVMI is now commercially available as it addresses a significant unmet need for these patients as the first at-home treatment for this highly contagious viral ski

ZELSUVMI is now commercially available via prescription through retail pharmacies, ASPN pharmacy services and for at-home delivery through mail-order pharmaciesOnce-daily topical prescription medication can be applied by patients, parents and caregivers outside of a physician's office, at home or on the goMolluscum contagiosum is a highly contagious viral skin condition that afflicts an estimated 16.7 million people with up to 6 million new incidents per year in the United States, most of them children DURHAM, N.C., July 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pelthos Therapeutics Inc. (NYSE:PTHS), a biopharmaceutical company committed to commercializing innovative therapeutic products for high un