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Soriatane.(Drug overview)
Pronounced: sore-EYE-ah-tane
Generic name: Acitretin
Why is Soriatane prescribed?
Soriatane is prescribed for several types of severe psoriasis, a chronic skin condition that causes inflamed red patches with silvery scales. In more severe cases, the skin thickens with painful patches that fill with pus and crust over, sometimes on large portions of the body. Psoriasis can appear anywhere, but most commonly erupts on the chest and back, elbows and knees, feet and hands, scalp, and fingernails. Soriatane is used when milder forms of treatment have failed.
It's important to remember that Soriatane does not cure psoriasis; it merely helps ...
- Soriatane(R) Label Update Clarifies Use in Severe Psoriasis.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 8, 2003 700+ words
...changed is the prescribed use of Soriatane in maintenance therapy. The...Pregnancy Warnings Enhanced Soriatane is a retinoid compound, and...use two effective forms of birth control simultaneously and sign an...pregnant when they start taking Soriatane, or get pregnant during therapy...
- Updated labeling for Soriatane (acitretin) for psoriasis.(Pipeline...
- Magazine article from: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology October 1, 2003 700+ words
...patients concurrently using Soriatane -Clarification of dosing...from clinical trials in which Soriatane was shown to be effective...use two effective forms of birth control simultaneously and sign an...pregnant when they start taking Soriatane, or get pregnant during therapy...
- Connetics Completes Soriatane Acquisition.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 4, 2004 700+ words
...acquired exclusive U.S. rights to Roche's Soriatane(R)-brand (acitretin), an approved...Connetics announced its intent to purchase Soriatane from Roche for $123 million in cash. Soriatane is a once-daily oral medication, available...
- Connetics to Acquire U.S. Soriatane (Acitretin) Product Rights From Roche; Oral...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 9, 2004 700+ words
...exclusive U.S. rights to Roche's Soriatane(R)-brand (acitretin), an approved...in adults. The U.S. net sales of Soriatane were approximately $41 million in 2003...total of $123 million to acquire the Soriatane product, payable in cash at the closing...
- Low-Dose Regimens of Soriatane(R) (Acitretin) Effective in the Treatment of...
- Press release article from: Business Wire March 3, 2006 700+ words
...term efficacy of a lower dosage of Soriatane(R) (acitretin) show that low-dose regimens of Soriatane over a six-month period are effective...AAD) in San Francisco. "The current Soriatane treatment practice is to administer the...
- U.S. Soriatane (acitretin) product rights acquired from Roche.
- Newspaper article from: Drug Week March 12, 2004 700+ words
...exclusive U.S. rights to Roche's Soriatane-brand (acitretin), an approved oral...in adults. The U.S. net sales of Soriatane were approximately $41 million in 2003...total of $123 million to acquire the Soriatane product, payable in cash at the closing...
- Favorable Soriatane Cost-Effectiveness Analysis is Published in Leading Managed...
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 11, 2005 700+ words
...Denver. The publication demonstrates that Soriatane(R) (acitretin) is more cost-effective...in combination with UV light therapy, Soriatane demonstrated a highly favorable cost...from baseline. Investigators found that Soriatane 25mg once a day in combination with UVB...
- Connetics Announces Agreement With Distributor of Soriatane to Select...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 28, 2004 700+ words
...multi-year consent with Roche to sell Soriatane(R) to a U.S.-based distributor...11.0 million to $13.0 million in Soriatane sales annually through 2007. Product...Connetics will pay a royalty to Roche on Soriatane sales to this distributor. Including...