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UAE first to approve oral treatment for vitiligo

The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) has approved a new therapeutic indication for RINVOQ (upadacitinib) to treat non-segmental vitiligo in adults and adolescents aged...

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Reported by: Gulf Today 17 Aug 2026 Read the original ↗ More from Gulf Today →

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Gulf Today (UAE).

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17 Aug 2026.

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Read the original at Gulf Today: https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2026/08/17/uae-becomes-first-country-in-the-world-to-approve-oral-treatment-for-non-segmental-vitiligo

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