** Shares of drug developer Verrica Pharmaceuticals VRCA.O rise 17% to $5.17 in extended trading
** Co says it received positive feedback from the European Medicines Agency for its skin disease treatment, Ycanth
** Co plans to submit a regulatory filing for the drug in the European Union as early as the fourth quarter of 2026
** The drug, already approved in the U.S. and Japan to treat molluscum contagiosum, a common viral skin infection that spreads through direct contact and mostly affects children
** Stock down 36% YTD
(Reporting by Kamal Choudhury in Bengaluru)
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