User:Mr. Ibrahem/Acitretin

Acitretin, sold under the trade name Soriatane among others, is a medication used to treat psoriasis, discoid lupus, ichthyosis, and Darier's disease. Use is only recommended in severe disease were other treatments are not effective. It is taken take by mouth. Full benefits may take 2 to 3 months.

Common side effects include inflammation of the lips, hair loss, itchiness, dry eyes, joint pain, and thinning of the skin. Other side effects may include suicidal thoughts, liver problems, easy sunburns, and benign intracranial hypertension. Use during, or the two years prior to pregnancy may harm the baby. It is in the retinoid family of medications. It is believed to work by prevention retinol being converted to retinoic acid.

Acitretin was approved for medical use in the United States in 1996. It is available as a generic medication. In the United States a month of treatment costs about 90 USD. In the United Kingdom this amount costs the NHS about 25 pounds as of 2021. Following us a person should not giving blood for at least three years due to the risk of birth defects in those who receive the blood.