Etretinate

Etretinate
Skeletal formula of etretinate
Space-filling model of the etretinate molecule
Clinical data
Trade namesTigason, formerly Tegison
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MedlinePlusa601010
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • BR: Class F4 (Other prohibited substances)[1]
  • US: Withdrawn
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding>99%
MetabolitesFree acid, Z-form, chain shortening
Elimination half-life120 days
Identifiers
  • Ethyl (2E,4E,6E,8E)-9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-2,4,6,8-nonatetraenoate
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC23H30O3
Molar mass354.490 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Etretinate (trade name Tegison) is a medication developed by Hoffmann–La Roche that was approved by the FDA in 1986 to treat severe psoriasis. It is a second-generation retinoid.[2] It was subsequently removed from the Canadian market in 1996 and the United States market in 1998 due to the high risk of birth defects. It remains on the market in Japan as Tigason.

  1. ^ Anvisa (2023-07-24). "RDC Nº 804 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial" [Collegiate Board Resolution No. 804 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Oficial da União (published 2023-07-25). Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. ^ Mutschler E, Schäfer-Korting M (2001). Arzneimittelwirkungen (in German) (8 ed.). Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 728f. ISBN 3-8047-1763-2.