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Also known as CD5789

Trifarotene, sold under the brand name Aklief, is a medication for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris. It is a retinoid; specifically, a fourth-generation selective retinoic acid receptor (RAR)-γ agonist.

Key facts

Drug.image
Trifarotene.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.tradename
Aklief, Selgamis
Drug.MedlinePlus
a620004
Drug.DailyMedID
Trifarotene
Drug.pregnancy_AU
D
Drug.pregnancy_category
Contraindicated
Drug.routes_of_administration
Topical
Drug.class
Skin and mucous membrane agents
Drug.ATC_prefix
D10
Drug.ATC_suffix
AD06
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only
Drug.legal_UK
POM
Drug.legal_US
Rx-only
Drug.legal_status
Rx-only
Drug.CAS_number
895542-09-3
Drug.PubChem
11518241

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Wikidata facts

Mass
459.241
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chemical formula
C₂₉H₃₃NO₄
canonical SMILES
CC(C)(C)C1=C(C=CC(=C1)C2=C(C=CC(=C2)C3=CC=C(C=C3)C(=O)O)OCCO)N4CCCC4
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Side effects
  • Society and culture
  • Legal status
  • References

Trifarotene, sold under the brand name Aklief, is a medication for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris. It is a retinoid; specifically, a fourth-generation selective retinoic acid receptor (RAR)-γ agonist.

Trifarotene was granted orphan drug designation for the treatment of congenital ichthyosis by both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA). It was approved for medical use in the United States in October 2019. In December 2019, its labelling and package leaflet text received a decentralised approval for 16 European countries.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “trifarotene” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.