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    <periodOfReport>2018-06-19</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001660334</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>VRCA</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerName>OCLASSEN GLENN A</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>10 NORTH HIGH STREET, SUITE 200</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WEST CHESTER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>22902</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2018-06-19</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>C</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>200734</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>290421</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Series A Convertible Preferred Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2018-06-19</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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            <exerciseDate>
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            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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                    <value>See Footnote</value>
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                </natureOfOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was convertible at any time at the option of the holder into Common Stock, had no expiration date and converted into shares of Common Stock upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The shares are held directly by The Glenn A. Oclassen 2016 Trust dated November 30, 2016 (the &quot;Trust&quot;). The Reporting Person serves as trustee of the Trust.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Edward Sniezek, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-06-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
