Acitretin and Phenytoin interaction
Acitretin and Phenytoin: the Acitretin prescribing label describes an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.
Moderate
Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.
What the FDA labels say
From the Acitretin label · effective 2026-08-05
Moderate
Phenytoin: If acitretin is given concurrently with phenytoin, the protein binding of phenytoin may be reduced.
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