An oral retinoid effective in the treatment of psoriasis. It is the major metabolite of ETRETINATE with the advantage of a much shorter half-life when compared with etretinate.

Synonyms: Ro 13-7652, Soriatane, Etretin, Ro137652, Isoacitretin, Ro-13-7652, Ro 10-1670, Ro 101670, 2,4,6,8-Nonatetraenoic acid, 9-(4-methoxy-2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-3,7-dimethyl-, (all-E)-, Ro-10-1670, 0, Neotigason, Acitretin, Acitretin, (Z,E,E,E)-Isomer, Ro101670, 13-cis-Acitretin, 69427-46-9, Ro 137652, LCH760E9T7, Isoetretin