The emerging importance of tranexamic acid in dermatology

Summary Tranexamic acid (TA) is an antifibrinolytic agent, increasingly recognized as being of utility for a wide variety of skin diseases. We review the evidence supporting the use of TA for a range of dermatological indications, including (among others) melasma, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, urticaria, angio‐oedema and haemostasis, in addition to practical considerations of its use by dermatologists. Click here for the corresponding questions to this CME article.