Tretinoin belongs to the group of medicines known as retinoids (RET-i-noyds). It is used to treat a form of leukemia (acute promyelocytic leukemia [APL]).
Vesanoid (Tretinoin)
Your doctor should check your progress at regular visits to make sure that the medicine is working properly and to check for unwanted effects. Tretinoin causes fever, headache, tiredness, and weakness in most people who take it. It is very important that you continue taking the medicine even if it makes you feel ill.
heck with your doctor immediately if any of the following side effects occur: More common Black, tarry stools bleeding blistering bloody stools bone pain burning coldness difficulty in moving discomfort or pain in chest enlarged heart feeling of pressure fever hives infection inflammation joint pain lumps numbness paleness of skin
