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NHS England 📅 24 Feb 2026 ⏱ 1 min read Dermatology

Tens of thousands with vitiligo to be offered “life-changing” new cream on NHS to restore skin colour

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Tens of thousands of people living with vitiligo affecting their face are to be offered the first approved medicine on the NHS to restore lost skin colour. The new cream, known as ruxolitinib, will be offered to nearly 100,000 people aged 12 and over who have a form of the condition where white patches typically […] This content is

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