isoretinoin

isoretinoin

13-cis-retinoic acid A proprietary vitamin A analogue used to treat refractory acne, leukoplakia, and induce long-term clinical and lab remissions in juvenile CML Teratogenicity It is a category X drug–ie, teratogenic, contraindicated in pregnancy–causes cardiac malformations–VSD, aortic arch and conotruncal defects, external ear deformity, cleft palate, micrognathia, CNS malformations. See Vitamin A analogues.
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Isotretinoin (Nau, 2001) is one of the drugs that shows negligible effects in mouse and rat (Kochhar and Penner, 1987; Kamm, 1982), while in monkeys (Fantel et al., 1977) and (possibly) humans, isoretinoin can cause great disturbances of embryonic development.
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(13) The most commonly prescribed teratogens in this study were topiramate, methotrexate, and isoretinoin. Among the specialists who prescribed the medications, dermatologists documented contraceptive counseling in 47% of visits--likely because of the federally mandated risk mitigation system for prescribing isoretinoin.
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Patients who used systemic antifungal or isoretinoin within 6 months of the first scheduled laser session were excluded.
The effect of Q-switched Nd:YAG 1064 nm/532 nm laser in the treatment of onychomycosis in vivo
Low dose isoretinoin is a well-tolerated method of chemoprevention although further research is needed to explore its efficacy (2,3).
Subcutaneous spreading squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with epidermolysis bullosa
Isoretinoin, marketed as Accutane in the US and Roaccutane in the UK, resolves acne in as many as 89% of patients.
Acne drug warning
A study has found Isoretinoin, marketed as Accutane in the US and Roaccutane in the UK, resolves acne in as many as 89% of patients.
Medicine risk
Your GP can refer you to a specialist who may prescribe a drug called isoretinoin if it is really bad, but this needs to be monitored by a dermatologist.
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