Isotretinoin, also known as 13-cis retinoic acid, is an oral pharmaceutical drug primarily used to treatsevere nodular acne. Rarely, it is also used to prevent certain skin cancers (squamous-cell carcinoma), and in the treatment of other cancers. It is used to treat harlequin-type ichthyosis, a usually lethal skin disease, and lamellar ichthyosis. It is a retinoid, meaning it is related to vitamin A, and is found in small quantities naturally in the body. Its isomer, tretinoin, is also an acne drug.
Specification
Description: Yellow crystalline powder
Assay: 98.0-102.0%
Standard: USP26/28,EP5
Application
Vitamin A class drugs. It can rapidly and strongly inhibit the cell proliferation and differentiation process of skin glands cells. It has a high effect on severe nodular cystic acne. This product has a high gastrointestinal absorption, but invalid for topical administration.
Isotretinoin is an effective drug against acne. It takes effect on four processes of acne procedures, preventing the formation of acne lesions: inhibiting sebaceous secretion; inhibit the growth of acne bacillus; inhibiting sebaceous hyperplasia; anti-inflammatory effect. Isotretinoin has no affinity to Vitamin A acid receptors.
Packing
1,2,5,10kg/Tin