WHAT IS Stieva-A Cream (TRETINOIN)?
Tretinoin, also known as all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), is a naturally occurring derivative of vitamin A (retinol). Retinoids such as tretinoin are important regulators of cell reproduction, proliferation, and differentiation and are used to treat acne and photodamaged skin and to manage keratinization disorders such as ichthyosis and keratosis follicularis. Tretinoin also represents the class of anticancer drugs called differentiating agents and is used in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).
Tretinoin is a medication used to treat some forms of acne. Tretinoin works by encouraging the skin’s outer layer to develop faster and be replaced with new skin cells, reducing the growth of blackheads, whiteheads, and other acne lesions. It may take several weeks for your acne to clear up, and the full effect of this medicine may not be apparent for another 8 to 10 weeks.
USES
- STIEVA-A Cream is used to treat acne (spots).
- STIEVA-A belongs to a group of medicines called retinoids.
- STIEVA-A Cream helps to:
Make your skin less oily
Loosen blackheads and whiteheads - STIEVA-A Cream is for use by adults and adolescents with acne.
WHAT STIEVA-A CREAM LOOKS LIKE?
STIEVA-A Cream comes in 25 g tubes containing 0.025% w/w, 0.05% w/w and 0.1% w/w tretinoin in a smooth light yellow cream.
HOW DO I USE STIEVA-A CREAM?
Use STIEVA-A Cream once daily at night time over the whole of the affected area. Your doctor will tell you how many times to use the medicine.
You should keep using the medicine until your doctor tells you otherwise.
WHAT ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS?
The most commonly reported side-effects are redness of your skin, skin flaking, skin pain, itching, skin irritation, skin tenderness, burning feeling on the skin, especially when first applied, stinging, dry skin.
These effects are normal. If they cause you a problem, try using STIEVA-A Cream less often, or stop using it for a few days and then start again.
STORAGE
- Keep this medicine where children cannot reach it, such as in a locked cupboard.
- STIEVA-A Cream 0.025% should be stored below 30°C.
- Do not freeze.
- Do not leave in a car, on a window sill or in a bathroom.
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