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  • noun A drug formerly used to treat severe psoriasis.

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  • The most effective medication for treating pustular psoriasis is etretinate.

    unknown title 2009

  • In the early 1980s, reports demonstrated the efficacy of the second-generation retinoids etretinate and its derivative acitretin, in the treatment psoriasis.

    ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds 2008

  • Although etretinate is no longer available in the US due to its lipophilia and protracted adverse effects, acitretin has a shorter half life and remains an important therapy in psoriasis.

    ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds 2008

  • Acitretin was implemented in the U.S. market as a safer version of etretinate, which was removed from U.S. markets due to the drug’s harmful effects on pregnancies.

    Psoriasis Guru » Blog Archive » Are Retinoids an Effective Treatment for Psoriasis? 2009

  • (specifically EPA) to the drug therapy etretinate (Tegison) and topical corticosteroids may improve symptoms of psoriasis.

    Find Me A Cure 2008

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