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Acitretin

MESHD017255

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.

Synonyms

  • Etretin
  • 13-cis-Acitretin
  • Isoetretin
  • Ro-13-7652
  • Ro137652
  • Ro 13-7652
  • Ro 137652
  • Isoacitretin
  • Soriatane
  • Acitretin, (Z,E,E,E)-Isomer
  • Ro 10-1670
  • Ro 101670
  • Ro-10-1670
  • Ro101670
  • Neotigason

Source last updated 2026-05-24T15:25:55.068Z