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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)-IsomerDrugs* : SORIATANE
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
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

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