Isotretinoin

Hair & SkinPrescription drug (research listing)

Overview

Isotretinoin is a retinoic acid that is all-trans-retinoic acid in which the double bond which is alpha,beta- to the carboxy group is isomerised to Z configuration. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, a keratolytic drug and a teratogenic agent. It is a conjugate acid of a 13-cis-retinoate.

Source: ChEBI (CC BY 4.0), via PubChem.

PubChem record
CID 5282379 ยท Isotretinoin
Molecular formula ยท weight
C20H28O2 ยท 300.4 g/mol
PubMed papers naming it (title/abstract)
4,616 search: โ€œIsotretinoinโ€
Registered clinical studies (ClinicalTrials.gov)
214 intervention: โ€œIsotretinoinโ€

Reference facts checked 2026-11-09. Counts are search results, not a judgement of the evidence.

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