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What special precautions should I follow?
Before using Retin-A,
- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to Retin-A or any other drugs.
- tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medicat
ions you are taking, including vitamins.
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while using Retin-A, call your doctor.
- plan to avoid unnecessary or prolonged exposure to sunlight and to wear protective clothing, sunglasses, and sunscreen. Retin-A may make your skin sensitive to sunlight.
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What Is It
For patients using Retin-A for the treatment of acne:
- Regular use of water-based creams or lotions helps to reduce skin irritation or dryness that may be caused by the use of Retin-A.
For
patients using Retin-A for the treatment of fine wrinkling, dark spots, and rough skin caused by the sun:
- This medicine should be used as part of an ongoing program to avoid further damage to y
our skin from the sun. This program includes staying out of the sun when possible or wearing proper clothing or hats to protect your skin from sunlight.
- Regular use of oil-based creams or lotio
ns helps to reduce skin irritation or dryness caused by the use of Retin-A.
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Other Medicines
Tell your health care professional if you are using any other topical prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicine that is to 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:
- Acitretin (e.g., Soriatane)
- Etretinate (e.g., Tegi
son)
- Retin-A, oral ¡XMay increase chance of getting severe dryness or redness of skin
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How should you take this medication?
The presence of other medical problems may affect the use of Retin-A. 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 irritation associated with these problems
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Possible Side Effect
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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What special precautions should I follow?
During the first 6 months of use, avoid overexposing the treated areas to sunlight, wind, or cold weather. The skin will be more prone to sunburn, dryness, or irritation, especially during the first 2
or 3 weeks. However, you should not stop using this medicine unless the skin irritation becomes too severe. Do not use a sunlamp .
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