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Descriptor English:   Acitretin 
Descriptor Spanish:   Acitretina 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Acitretina 
Synonyms English:   Etretin
Isoetretin
13-cis-Acitretin  
Tree Number:   D02.455.326.271.665.202.495.050
D02.455.849.131.495.050
D23.767.261.700.050
Definition English:   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. 
Pharmacological Action:   Keratolytic Agents
 
History Note English:   93; was ACITRETIN (NM) 1977-91 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AA analogs & derivatives
AN analysis AI antagonists & inhibitors
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification CT contraindications
EC economics HI history
IM immunology IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism PK pharmacokinetics
PD pharmacology PO poisoning
RE radiation effects ST standards
SD supply & distribution TU therapeutic use
TO toxicity UR urine
Record Number:   30874 
Unique Identifier:   D017255 

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