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What side effects can this medication cause?
Although side effects from Retin-A are not common, they can occur. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
- warmth or slight stinging of the skin
- ligh
tening or darkening of the skin
- red, scaling skin
- increase in acne sores
- swelling, blistering, or crusting of the skin
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Before Using This Medicine
Pregnancy¡XRetin-A has not been studied in pregnant women. Topical Retin-A is not recommended during pregnancy. Topical Retin-A has been shown to cause delayed bone development in some animal fetuses.
Before using this medicine, make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or if you may become pregnant.
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Possible food and drug interactions when taking this medication
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to c
hange the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your health care professional if you are using any other topical prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine that is t
o be applied to the same area of the skin. When you are using topical Retin-A, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:
- Ac
itretin (e.g., Soriatane)
- Etretinate (e.g., Tegison)
- Retin-A, oral ¡XMay increase chance of getting severe dryness or redness of skin
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How should you take this medication?
Make sure you tell your doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:
- Dermatitis, seborrheic or
- Eczema or
- Sunburn¡XUse of this medicine may cause or increase the irr
tation associated with these problems
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Why is this medication prescribed?
Retin-A is used to treat acne. It promotes peeling of affected skin areas and unclogs pores. Retin-A controls acne but does not cure it.
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Why is this drug prescribed?
Do not use any other topical medications, especially benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid (wart remover), and dandruff shampoos containing sulfur or resorcinol unless your doctor directs you to do so. If
you have used any of these topical medications recently, ask your doctor if you should wait before using Retin-A
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