Verrica Pharmaceuticals Announces Participation in the Jefferies 2019 Healthcare Conference

WEST CHESTER, Pa., May 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Verrica") VRCA, a medical dermatology company committed to the development and commercialization of novel treatments that provide meaningful benefit for people living with skin diseases, today announced that Ted White, Verrica President and CEO, will present a business overview of the company's pipeline programs at the Jefferies 2019 Healthcare Conference in New York, NY on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

A live audio webcast of the event will be available in the Investors/Events & Presentations section of the Verrica website at http://www.verrica.com/. A webcast replay will also be available on this website shortly after conclusion of the event for 30 days. 

About Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Verrica is a medical dermatology company committed to the development and commercialization of novel treatments that provide meaningful benefit for people living with skin diseases. The company's late-stage product candidate, VP-102, is a potential first-in-class topical therapy for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum, a highly contagious viral skin infection affecting approximately six million people, primarily children, in the United States. There are currently no FDA-approved treatments for molluscum. Following positive topline results from two pivotal Phase 3 trials, a New Drug Application for VP-102 for the treatment of molluscum is planned for the second half of 2019. VP-102 is also currently in a Phase 2 trial for the treatment of common warts, with an additional Phase 2 trial planned in genital warts. A second product candidate, VP-103, is in pre-clinical development for plantar warts. For more information, visit www.verrica.com.

Contacts

Chris Degnan

Chief Financial Officer

484.453.3300 ext. 103

info@verrica.com

Patti Bank

Managing Director

Westwicke, an ICR Company

415.513.1284

patti.bank@westwicke.com