Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) Revision Year: 2016 Publisher: Genus Pharmaceuticals, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5QH, UK
Acitretin 10 mg Capsules.
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Capsule, hard. Acitretin 10 mg consists of a white to off-white body and a brown cap, printed in black with “A10” on the capsule body and filled with a yellow powder. |
Each capsule, hard of Acitretin 10 mg contains 10 mg acitretin.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
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| Acitretin |
Acitretin, a synthetic aromatic derivative of retinoic acid, has a favourable therapeutic ratio, with a greater and more specific inhibitory effect on psoriasis and disorders of epithelial keratinisation. The usual therapeutic response to acitretin consists of desquamation (with or without erythema) followed by more normal re-epithelialisation. Acitretin is the main active metabolite of etretinate. |
| List of Excipients |
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Capsule filling: Maltodextrin Capsule shell: Gelatin |
PVC/PVDC aluminium blister packs
Pack sizes: 30 and 60 hard capsules.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Genus Pharmaceuticals, Linthwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5QH, UK
PL 06831/0251
31/10/2015
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