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Status:
US Approved Rx (2000)
First approved in 1997

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Tazarotene is a prodrug and a member of the acetylenic class of retinoids. Following topical application, tazarotene undergoes esterase hydrolysis to form its active metabolite, tazarotenic acid. When treating acne tazarotene may be taken in conjunct...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2016)
First approved in 1996

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

Adapalene is a topical retinoid primarily used in the treatment of acne and is used (off-label) to treat keratosis pilaris as well as other skin conditions. Galderma currently markets it under the trade names Differin in some countries, and Adaferin ...
Status:
US Approved Rx (1997)
First approved in 1971

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Alitretinoin, or 9-cis-retinoic acid, is a form of vitamin A. It is also used in medicine as an antineoplastic (anti-cancer) agent developed by Ligand Pharmaceuticals. Alitretinoin (9-cis-retinoic acid) is a naturally-occurring endogenous retinoid in...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Fenretinide (4-HPR) is an orally-active synthetic phenylretinamide analogue of retinol (vitamin A) with potential antineoplastic and chemopreventive activities. Fenretinide binds to and activates retinoic acid receptors (RARs), thereby inducing cell ...
AC-261066 is an agonist of retinoic acid receptor subtype β isoform 2 (RARβ2). Administration of AC-261066 to either wt mice in a model of HFD-induced T2D or to ob/ob and db/db mice reduces hyperglycaemia, peripheral insulin resistance and body weigh...
The synthetic retinoid AGN-193109 is a potent pan retinoic acid receptor (RAR) antagonist. It has been shown to block the antiproliferative effect of retinoids in cultured human cervical cancer cells. AGN-193109 is a potent RAR antagonist and a poten...
BMS-453 (BMS-189453) is a potent and selective RAR agonist and a potent testicular toxin. In Sprague Dawley rats at daily oral doses of 15, 60, or 240 mg/kg for 1 month, BMS-189453 produced increases in leukocyte counts, alkaline phosphatase and alan...
HX630 is a synthetic RXR pan-agonist. HX-630 has bein shown to exert anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in murine pituitary corticotroph tumor AtT20 cells, making HX-630 a new therapeutic candidate for Cushing’s disease. It might also serve...
EC23, also known as AGN 190205, is photostable synthetic analog of All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA). EC23 is an agonist of retinoic acid receptors: alpha, beta and gamma, while having no appreciable activity for retinoid X receptors and weakly activate...

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