ACITRETIN

Acitretin 10mg, Oral capsule

Alcohol

· Severity: Severe

· Notes for Consumers: Women should not drink alcohol containing drinks while taking Acitretin or for 2 months after stopping treatment. The risk for birth defects is increased by drinking alcohol while taking Acitretin. Discuss with your health care provider which birth control method is appropriate for you and/or your partner while you are taking Acitretin.

· Notes for Professionals: Patients must avoid all ethanol-containing beverages and medicines, including over-the-counter products, during and for 2 months after stopping therapy with acitretin. Concurrent ingestion of ethanol and acitretin results in the conversion of acitretin to etretinate. Because etretinate has a significantly longer elimination half-life than acitretin, coadministration of ethanol and acitretin would increase the duration of teratogenic potential for female patients. It is not known whether substances other than ethanol are associated with transesterification.

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