Tretinoin : Before Using - Avita, Renova, Retin-A, Retin-A MICRO, Retisol-A, Stieva-A, Stieva-A Forte, Vitamin A Acid, Vitinoin, retinoic acid

Tretinoin - Topical

Brand Names

Avita, Renova, Retin-A, Retin-A MICRO, Retisol-A, Stieva-A, Stieva-A Forte, Vitamin A Acid, Vitinoin, retinoic acid Tretinoin *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the problems of uses this drugs must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For tretinoin, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to acitretin, etretinate, isotretinoin, tretinoin, or vitamin A preparations. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as preservatives or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Tretinoin has not been studied in pregnant women. Topical tretinoin is not recommended during pregnancy. Topical tretinoin has been shown to cause delayed bone development in some animal fetuses. Before using this drug, make sure your family doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether tretinoin passes into the breast milk. Mothers who are using this drug and who wish to breast-feed must discuss this with their family doctors.

Use for Children

Studies on this drug have been done only in adult diseaseds and there is no special info comparing use of this drug in child with use in other age groups. Children are unlikely to have skin problems due to the sun. In older children treated for acne, tretinoin is not expected to cause various side effects or problems than it does in other age groups.

Elderly care

Many medication have not been studied specifically in elderly people. Therefore, it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in adults people or if they cause various side effects or problems in elderly people. There is no special info comparing use of tretinoin in diseaseds 50 years of age and older with use in other age groups.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are using any other topical prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug that is to be applied to the same area of the skin. When you are using topical tretinoin, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Acitretin - Soriatane

Etretinate - Tegison

Tretinoin, oral - Vesanoid May increase risk of getting severe dryness or redness of skin

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of tretinoin. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Dermatitis, seborrheic
Eczema
Sunburn Use of this drug may cause or increase the irritation associated with these problems