Description
| Medicine | |
| Alchohol Interaction | Interaction with alcohol is unknown. Please consult your doctor. |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Tretiome 20mg Tablet may be unsafe to use during pregnancy.Animal studies have shown adverse effects on the foetus, however, there are limited human studies. The benefits from use in pregnant women may be acceptable despite the risk. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | Tretiome 20mg Tablet is unsafe to use during lactation. \nData suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby, or the mother is suffering from a condition in which breastfeeding is not advisable. |
| Expert Advice | Do not take tretinoin and tell your doctor: If you are allergic to tretinoin or any of the other ingredients or other ‘retinoid’ medicines (isotretinoin, acitretin and tazarotene) and peanuts or soya (as tretinoin medicines may contain soyabean oil). If you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding. Do not drive or operate or drive machinery while you are taking tretinoin. Avoid becoming pregnant during and within one month (four weeks) after stopping treatment with tretinoin. Consult your doctor for the right method of contraception you can use. Avoid getting tretinoin cream in your eyes, nose, or mouth Tretinoin cream may cause you to become sunburned more easily. Take suitable precautions (sun cream, clothing etc.). Do not apply tretinoin cream to sunburned skin. Do not stop using tretinoin if your skin condition appears to worsen for the first 2 to 3 weeks of treatment. This is expected. Talk with your doctor before you use any other medicines or products on your skin. Tretinoin should be used extreme caution in children younger than 12 years old. |
| How to Use | Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Tretiome 20mg Tablet is to be taken with food. |
| Driving | Do not drive unless you are feeling well.Your ability to drive might be impaired while you are taking Tretiome 20mg Tablet, especially if you are feeling dizzy or have a severe headache. |
| Kidney | There is limited information available on the use of Tretiome 20mg Tablet in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.However, a cautious use of this medicine is advised in these patients. |
| Liver | There is limited information available on the use of Tretiome 20mg Tablet in patients with liver disease. Please consult your doctor.However, a cautious use of this medicine is advised in these patients. |
| Mechanism of action | Tretiome 20mg Tablet is a form of vitamin A. It works by reducing oil production in the skin, replenishes acne-prone skin and helps keep your pores open. |
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