Retin-A
Description
Retin-A (chemical name is tretinoin) is a naturally occurring form of vitamin A. It is applied to the skin to treat mild to moderate acne or to treat the effects of aging on the face, such as fine lines, wrinkles, or "age spots". Generic tretinoin cream, liquid, and gel are available.
Recommendations
Tretinoin creams, liquids or gels are usually applied to the skin once a day before you go to bed, do not take these products by mouth. Follow the directions on the prescription label; do not use more often than your prescriber has recommended. Applying too much topical tretinoin may irritate or increase the irritation of your skin, and will not give faster or better results.
Precautions
Do not use tretinoin topical on skin that is sunburned, windburned, dry, chapped, or irritated. Also avoid using this medication in wounds or on areas of eczema. Wait until these conditions have healed before using tretinoin topical.
Tretinoin topical is the FDA pregnancy category C. This means that it is not known whether tretinoin topical will harm an unborn baby. The oral form of this medication is known to cause birth defects. Therefore, it is recommended that the use of tretinoin topical be avoided during pregnancy. Do not use tretinoin topical without first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant.
Tretinoin topical passes into breast milk. Do not use tretinoin topical without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Ingredients
Active ingredient: tretinoin.
