Etretinate- @ -Dermatological
Drug Name:Etretinate- @ -Dermatological
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Patient Information
Patient Information:
Ref - USP PDI Vol II 17th Edition (1997)
1.Allergies-
Tell your doctor if you are have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to
etretinate, isotretinon, treatonin or Vitamin A like preparation. Also tell your
healthcare care professional if you are allergic to any other substances
such as foods,preservatives or dyes.
2.Pregnancy-
Etertinate must not be taken during pregnancy, because it causes birth defects,
since it is not known how long pregnancy should be avoided after treatment stops,
You must plan or never having children if you treated with eterinate.
3. Breast-feeding-
Etretinate is not recommended during breast feeding or if you plan to breast-feed
in future, because it may caused unwanted effects in nursing babies.
4. Children-
It is recommended that eterinate not be used to treat children unless all other
forms of treatment have been first have failed.Etertinate may interfere with bone
growth.
5.Older adults-
Many medicines have not been studied specifically in older people. Therefore,
it may not be known whether they work exactly the same way they do in
younger adults, or if they cause different side effects or problems in older people.
There is no specific information comparing use of etretinate in the elderly with use
in other age groups
6. Other medicines-
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two
different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur.
In such cases your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions
may be necessary. Tell your doctor if you using any of the following -
Abrasive or medicated soaps or clensers or
Cosemetics or other soaps that dry the skin
Medicated cosmetics
Topical acne preparations cotaining peeling agent such as benzoyl peroxide ,
resocinol , salicylic acid , sulfur or teritinon (Vitamin A acid) or
Topical alcohol cotaining preparations, such as after shave lotion , astringent,
colonge, pefume , or shaving cream or
Topical medicine for the skin , other - use of etretinate with these products
will increase thechance of dryness and other irritation of the skin.
Tetrcycline - use of etretinate may increase the chance of side effects called
pseudodotumor cerebri, which is a swelling of the brain.
7. Other medical problems-
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of etretinate.
Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems
especially-
Alcoholism
Diabetes mellitus or a family history of
Heart or blood vessel disease
High triglyceride in the blood
Severe weight problems- use of etretinate may increase levels of triglyceride
which may increase the chance of heart or blood vessel problems
Liver disease- use of etretinate may make the condition worse.
