Acne vulgaris

Active Ingredient: Tretinoin

Indication for Tretinoin

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 - 65 years old)

Tretinoin is indicated for topical application in the treatment of acne vulgaris. The safety and efficacy of the long-term use of this product in the treatment of other disorders have not been established.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

1 spread once daily

Route of admnistration

Cutaneous

Defined daily dose

1 - 1 {spreads}

Dosage regimen

From 1 To 1 {spreads} once every day

Detailed description

Tretinoin should be applied once a day, before retiring, to the skin where acne lesions appear, using enough to cover the entire affected area lightly.

Application may cause a transitory feeling of warmth or slight stinging. In cases where it has been necessary to temporarily discontinue therapy or to reduce the frequency of application, therapy may be resumed or frequency of application increased when the patients become able to tolerate the treatment.

Active ingredient

Tretinoin

Tretinoin decreases cohesiveness of follicular epithelial cells resulting in decreased microcomedone formation. Additionally, tretinoin stimulates mitotic activity and increased turnover of follicular epithelial cells, causing extrusion of the comedones.

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