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Acitretin
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Definition
: An oral retinoid effective in the treatment of psoriasis. It is the major metabolite of ETRETINATE with the advantage of a much shorter half-life when compared with etretinate.
Pharmacological Action
Keratolytic Agents
Other names
Isoetretin; Etretin; 13-
cis-
Acitretin; Ro137652; Ro101670; Ro 137652; Ro 101670; Acitretin Roche Brand; Acitretin Andreu Brand; Soriatane; Roche Brand of Acitretin; Ro-
13-
7652; Ro-
10-
1670; Ro 13-
7652; Ro 10-
1670; Neotigason; Isoacitretin; Hoffmann-
La Roche Brand of Acitretin; Andreu Brand of Acitretin; Acitretin, (Z,E,E,E)-
Isomer
Drugs
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:
SORIATANE
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
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Acitretin embryopathy
0
*Abnormalities, Drug-Induced
Acitretin/adverse effects.
acitretinoyl-
coenzyme A
0
*Acyl Coenzyme A
Acitretin.
Biochem Pharmacol 2000 Aug 15;60(4):507-16