Treticon Forte Cream 0.05%

Treticon Forte Cream 0.05%

Treticon Forte cream 0.05% (20gm) contains tretinoin in a cream base. It is a valuable medication in treating mild, moderate, and severe acne that can be used topically. Tretinoin is a vitamin A derivative belonging to the retinoid medication class. Tretinoin cream can be used as an adjunctive agent for treating fine facial wrinkles in patients who use skin care and sunlight avoidance programs. Medical assistance is essential to understand if Treticon Forte cream can help reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Moreover, this cream's safety and effectiveness in treating skin problems other than acne vulgaris have not been established. Therefore, it should only be used for acne as the dermatologist prescribes. 

How to use

Treticon Forte cream should be applied once nightly when skin lesions appear. Use enough quantity of this product to cover the entire affected area lightly. Application may cause the feeling of warmth or stinging. In cases where it has been necessary to discontinue treatment or reduce the frequency of application temporarily, treatment may restart, or the frequency of application increases when the patient becomes used to it. During the initial weeks of the treatment, inflammatory lesions may exacerbate. This may happen because of the action of medicine on deep, previously unseen lesions and, of course, should not be considered a reason for treatment discontinuation. Results should be noticed after two to three weeks, but more than six weeks of treatment may be required before desired effects are seen. Once the desired results are seen, it is important to maintain the effect with less frequent applications or lower dosage forms. Patients treated with Treticon may use cosmetics, but the area to be treated should be cleansed thoroughly before the topical medication is applied.

Precautions

The topical formulation should be discontinued if hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients in the medicine is noted. The product's safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients under 12 have not been established. Overexposure to the sun may cause premature ageing of the skin and even skin cancer. The chance of these effects occurring will depend on skin type, climate and the care taken to avoid excessive sun exposure. Tretinoin treatment may make you more sensitive to sunlight, ultimately increasing your chances of developing sunburn, so unprotected exposure to sunrays should be minimized. Do not use other medications with tretinoin, which your health care specialist does not recommend.

 Side effects

The skin of certain sensitive individuals may appear excessively red, blistered, or crusted. If these effects occur, the topical medication should either be discontinued until the previous state of the skin is restored or the medication should be adjusted to a level the patient can tolerate. Contact allergy to tretinoin is rarely encountered. Temporary hyperpigmentation has been reported with repeated application of Treticon Forte cream. Some users have reported heightened susceptibility to sunlight while using this topical medication. To date, all these side effects of the product have been reversible upon treatment discontinuation.