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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 keep it under control. Your condition may return if you stop treatment.
Most important fact about Soriatane
Soriatane must never be taken during pregnancy, as it can cause severe birth defects and physical abnormalities in a developing baby. You must not become pregnant while taking Soriatane, and you must also avoid becoming pregnant for a full 3 years after you stop taking it.
Before starting Soriatane therapy, women of childbearing age must receive birth control counseling and sign a detailed consent form stating they understand the consequences of birth control failure, the risk of birth defects, and the warning not to use alcohol (see "Special warnings about Soriatane"). You must have two negative pregnancy tests, one when you and your doctor decide on a course of...
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