Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Acitretin
Drug Class
Skin Conditions
Chemical Class
Tetraenoic Acid
What is Acetin?
Uses
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How It Works
Chemical Class
Tetraenoic Acid
It is of Synthetic origin and belongs to Tetraenoic Acid. It belongs to Dermatological Products and Antiposriasis Oral pharmacological group. The Molecular Weight of Acitretin is 326.40. Its pKa is 5.
How to Take It
1
Adult · PO
25 to 75 mg — 8 hourly
For 2-4 weeks.
2
Adult
Scraped Dose
Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not take acitretin in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Take acitretin with food. It may take 2 to 3 months before your
3
Child · Oral
500 ug/kg — 24 hourly
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4
Child · PO
500 to 1000 mcg/Kg — 1 hourly
Safety Alerts
Renal or hepatic impairment, pregnancy
highly teratogenic, exclude pregnancy before the start of treatment, contraceptive measures must be taken before, during and for at least 2 years after withdrawal of treatment
Important Warnings
Avoid blood donation for minimum 1 year after last dose, monitor liver function, serum lipids and bone changes, diabetes, avoid excessive UV exposure
Side Effects
Severe headachedry skinsticky skindermatitiserosion of mucosaerythemaprurituspalmer and plantar exfoliationrhinitisepistaxisnail fragilityconjunctivitisxerophthalmiabullous eruptionsvulvovaginitis
Drug Interactions
High dose vitamin A
methotrexate
tetracyclines
alcohol.
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Contraindicated
Lactation
Contraindicated
Storage
Caps Store in a well closed container, Below 40°C. Protect from Sunlight and Heat.
Price Intelligence
Rs 1,194.7
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 30 · approved 27 Jul, 2026
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 30Rs 1,194.7
Should you consider an alternative?
Other options containing Acitretin, and what they are not.
Identical active ingredient at the same strength. Cheapest per unit first.
Citradex
10mg
Rs 1,020.6 ceiling
No DRAP alertsFarm Aid Group
Tigasor
10mg
Rs 1,194.69 ceiling
Maxitech Pharma (Pvt) Ltd.
A-Vative
10mg
Rs 1,138.45 ceiling
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