Tretinoin
Active Ingredients
- Tretinoin
Manufacturers
- Coria Laboratories, Ltd
- Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Hoffmann La Roche Inc
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Onset Dermatologics Llc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Tretinoin.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Tretinoin Side Effects
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Overall Alarm |
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Tretinoin
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Crying, Visual impairment, Cyst, Purging
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on June 23, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... rather have 20 white head pimples all over than 1 deep painful cyst on my face! It was the most challenging thing I've gone through. It will test your patience. To the point of tears, and why me's! ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Skin sensitisation
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 3, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... type of pimples if you touch them, you can feel pain/soreness. It really sucks but I am going to stick through it and update you all for month 2. I believe my skin is sensitive because EVERY pimple I...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Skin exfoliation, Sunburn, Erythema, Dry skin, Adverse event, Skin sensitisation
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 21, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Extreme sensitivity to sunburn, redness, peeling, dryness, extreme worsening of acne and oiliness. Made skin sensitive Continued worsening of symptoms throughout course. Why I...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Jules in fdb.rxlist.com on March 1, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“I suffered from mild acne all my life and this stuff works wonders! My acne tends to live under my skin and within a week the bumps disappeared, leaving me with the smoothest skin. It is a bit drying...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Photophobia, Irritability, Tenderness
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on February 22, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... stayed that way for an extended period of time, before Retin A stopped working well for my skin at all. During the entire time that I was on Retin A my skin stayed very sensitive, parched, red, very i...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By smoother in fdb.rxlist.com on January 12, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Along with a skin care routine (per my dermatologist), Renova has minimized fine lines and other signs of aging which were escalating since I hit my 50's. My face is still drooping but the fine wrinkl...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on October 28, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Hi all, I'm a young woman in my early twenties with moderate acne. I'm allergic to benzoyl peroxide and doxycycline (as well as sensitive to salicylic acid!), so finding the right medication to keep ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Pruritus, Burning sensation, Memory impairment, Skin exfoliation, Menstruation irregular
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on August 13, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Works great after three months my face was totally clear I did have peeling itching and burning but it goes away my dark spots faded so much I forget I even had them the medicine is slo...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on June 22, 2014 @ 12:00 am
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Erythema
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on April 21, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... I am 26 and have had severe cystic acne from the age of 16. I haven't worn makeup for the last two weeks because I DO NOT need to hide anything anymore. Wooohooo!! It made my skin red/peel for a week ...”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Tretinoin
Dermatitis
“by prescription only, makes faces peel
can clear acne, safe IF used as directed by an MD
Perhaps I expected a miracle?!
I was prescribed .04% retin-a by my dermatologist for ...”
Source: Retin-A-Topical-Cream-all-strengths-re...
View full report on Tretinoin related dermatitis
Did the author experience dermatitis while taking retin-a?
What is this?Skin Disorder
“... give a similar result without all of the cost and recovery. I've been using the product for around 6 months now and I haven't noticed a change at all. Occasionally my skin will peel around my mouth,...”
Source: Retin-A-Topical-Cream-all-strengths-re...
View full report on Tretinoin related skin disorder
Did the author experience skin disorder while taking retin-a?
What is this?Dry Skin
“can burn the skin, harsh, must stay out of the sun, by prescription only, makes faces peel, dries skin
can reduce fine lines and wrinkles, safe IF used as directed by an MD, helps c...”
Source: Retin-A-Topical-Cream-all-strengths-re...
View full report on Tretinoin related dry skin
Did the author experience dry skin while taking tretinoin?
What is this?