Acitretin - how long to leave your system?
Posted Thu 3 Jan 2019 12.14 by Salty Backpack (edited Thu 3 Jan 2019 12.14 by Salty Backpack)
Hi,
I have had a quick google but no luck.
I made the decision to stop taking acitretin roughly two weeks ago in aid of diet and acupuncture, my skin is pretty good right now but I cant work out if getting worse slowly.
Acitretin gave me dry lips and made my P worse, my dry lips have gone and redness has died down.
Small areas have continued to heal but a few have gone a bit red.
Trying to work out if this is now the diet doing this.
Posted Tue 10 Jan 2023 13.50 by Jamesw
I found this if it helps:
Acitretin : A Review of its Pharmacology and Therapeutic Use
Tania Pilkington 1, Rex N Brogden 1
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PMID: 28421560 DOI: 10.2165/00003495-199243040-00010
Abstract
Synopsis: Acitretin (etretin), a second generation monoaromatic retinoid . . . . . .
"Acitretin is less lipophilic than etretinate, and its lack of sequestration into 'deep' fatty storage sites is reflected in a comparatively short terminal elimination half-life of 50 to 60 hours, compared with 120 days for etretinate."
Seems to indicate a fairly fast elimination.
50-60 hours to be half-gone.
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