Oral retinoids

Created 2011.

Oral retinoids are medications working through the vitamin A pathway. They include:

Acitretin
Alitretinoin
Bexarotene (a rexinoid)
Isotretinoin
Vitamin A / retinol

New Zealand approved datasheets are the official source of information for these prescription medicines, including approved uses and risk information. Check the individual New Zealand datasheet on the Medsafe website.

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Carotenaemia
Topical retinoids
Vitamin A deficiency
Vitamin A toxicity

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