Isotretinoin and Tretinoin interaction

Isotretinoin and Tretinoin: the Tretinoin prescribing label flags this combination with the strongest language, such as a contraindication, a boxed warning, or an instruction to avoid it.

Major

Do not combine without a prescriber's guidance. The label language below is the strongest FDA uses.

What the FDA labels say

From the Tretinoin label · effective 2026-05-26

Major

Tretinoin capsules are contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity to tretinoin capsules, any of its components, or other retinoids.

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Major

Hypersensitivity to tretinoin capsules, any of its components, or other retinoids

Contraindicationsby drug classView label on DailyMed

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