Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.

CRL #3

Verrica discloses another complete response letter (CRL) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its New Drug Application (NDA) for VP-102 for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum (molluscum).

“The only deficiency listed in the CRL was related to the deficiencies identified at a general reinspection of Sterling Pharmaceuticals Services, LLC (Sterling), the contract manufacturing organization (CMO) that manufactures Verrica’s bulk solution drug product. Sterling advised Verrica on May 20, 2022 that it received notice that it is on [Official Action Indicated (OAI)] status. Sterling’s OAI classification resulted from a week-long reinspection of the CMO conducted by FDA in February 2022. The reinspection was conducted approximately 90 days after Sterling was originally classified by the Agency as VAI (Voluntary Action Indicated) on November 17, 2021. Verrica understood that the VAI classification did not indicate that a reinspection was required.”

“The CRL did not identify any other deficiencies. Moreover, none of the issues identified by FDA during the reinspection were specific to the manufacturing of VP-102. Additionally, Verrica was informed by the Division that it had completed its review of Verrica’s NDA and product label, there were no open questions on the NDA review, and the VP-102 label was ready to be communicated. However, Verrica has been informed that internal FDA policy is preventing the Agency from communicating the label and approving the NDA when a CMO has an unresolved classification status or is placed on OAI status.”

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