Acitretin is converted to etretinate only during concomitant alcohol intake

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1164-1169

  Larsen, F Grønhøj ^a   Steinkjer, B ^b   Jakobsen, P ^c   Hjorter, A ^d   Brockhoff, P B ^e   Nielsen Kudsk, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Department of Dermatology ^*  (Norway)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acitretin; Alcohol; Etretinate

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRUG METABOLITE; ETRETIN; ETRETINATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATINIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SKIN DISEASE; TERATOGENICITY;

ACITRETIN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ETHANOL; ETRETINATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0034525898     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2000.03883.x     Document Type: Article

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