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Tretinoin (all-trans retinoic acid, ATRA) (1)

Retin-A, Renova, Atralin, Avita, Tretin-X, Refissa, Altreno; Vesanoid (oral, APL) (1)

APL)]] (1) · [[:Category:Antineoplastics|Antineoplastic (oral (1) · [[:Category:Retinoids|Retinoid]] (1) · [[:Category:Topical_retinoids|Topical retinoid]] (1)

None (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-00000BA0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000BA1-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000BA2-QINU`"' (1)

Topical: pea-sized amount to dry face at bedtime, building from 2-3×/week to nightly as tolerated; oral APL: 45 mg/m²/d in divided doses (1)

Topical 0.01-0.1% creams, gels, micropsheres, lotions; oral 10 mg capsules (Vesanoid) (1)

Topical: nightly; oral APL: 45 mg/m²/d (1)

oral (APL only) (1) · Topical (1)

None · Hours · 30-60 minutes · 1-2 hours · ~30 min · LDL lowering at 2 weeks, max by 4 weeks · ~1 hour · 15-30 minutes · 15–30 min · 1–2 h · 30–60 min · Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks · BP and symptomatic LUTS improvement within 1-2 weeks · BP effect within 1-2 weeks · Clinical improvement within 24-72 hours · Days · Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose · Over weeks · Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks · Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks

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~0.5-2 hours (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000BA3-QINU`"' (1)

Topical: minimal systemic absorption with normal skin; oral: variable, induced metabolism with repeated dosing'"`UNIQ--ref-00000BA4-QINU`"' (1)

None (1)

[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1)