A study for a 20 year old woman who takes Retin-A - from FDA reports
546 females aged 20 (±5) who take the same drug are studied. This is a personalized study for a 20 year old female patient who has Acne. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from FDA.
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546 females aged 20 (±5) who take Retin-A are studied.
Number of reports submitted per year:
Information of the patient in this study:
- Age: 20
- Gender: female
- Conditions: Acne
- Drugs taken:
- Retin-A (tretinoin)
eHealthMe real world results:
Most common side effects over time
< 1 month:
- Retinoic acid syndrome (complication of blood cancer treatment with tretinoin)
- Low tissue oxygen
- Abortion spontaneous (naturally occurring miscarriage)
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit)
- Application site pruritus (application site severe itching of the skin)
1 - 6 months:
- Acute promyelocytic leukaemia differentiation syndrome
- Haemorrhage intracranial (bleeding within the skull)
- Lip dry
- Cheilitis (infection of lips)
- Sepsis (a severe blood infection that can lead to organ failure and death)
6 - 12 months:
- Therapeutic response unexpected
- Death
- Pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung)
- Pre-existing condition improved
1 - 2 years:
- Chest pain
- Weight decreased
- Difficulty in walking
- Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation)
- Loss of consciousness
2 - 5 years:
- Deep venous thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis)
- Breathing difficulty
- Pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung)
- General physical health deterioration (weak health status)
- Emotional distress
5 - 10 years:
n/a10+ years:
- Victim of abuse
- Borderline personality disorder
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness)
- Suicidal ideation
- Major depression (a mood state that goes well beyond temporarily feeling sad or blue. it is a serious medical illness that affects one's thoughts, feelings)
not specified:
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Ulcerative colitis (inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). it causes swelling, ulcerations, and loss of function of the large intestine)
- Depression
- Stress and anxiety
- Crohn's disease (condition that causes inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract)
Top conditions involved for these people *:
- Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia (cancer of the blood and bone marrow): 53 people, 9.71%
- Birth Control : 47 people, 8.61%
- Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 18 people, 3.30%
- Premenstrual Syndrome : 12 people, 2.20%
- Asthma : 11 people, 2.01%
Top co-used drugs for these people *:
- Accutane (90 people, 16.48%)
- Yasmin (74 people, 13.55%)
- Yaz (60 people, 10.99%)
- Benzamycin (40 people, 7.33%)
- Minocin (38 people, 6.96%)
* Some reports may have incomplete information.
FDA reports used in this study
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You are not alone:
What are the drugs?
- Retin-a has active ingredients of tretinoin. It is often used in acne. (latest outcomes from Retin-a 1,833 users)
What are the conditions?
- Acne (skin problems that cause pimples) can be treated by Accutane, Spironolactone, Doxycycline, Minocycline hydrochloride, Doxycycline hyclate (latest reports from 62,724 Acne patients)
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- Retin-a side effects (1,749 reports)
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