Your doctor will need to check your cholesterol, triglyceride levels, and liver enzymes before you start treatment. Women who can get pregnant must have 2 pregnancy tests before they start treatment. If you are pregnant, you should not take acitretin. You should not become pregnant until at least 3 years after stopping acitretin.
If you take acitretin, you should avoid multivitamins, vitamin A, and alcohol. Women who can get pregnant should not drink alcohol while taking acitretin and for 2 months after they stop the drug.
You should not take acitretin if you are breastfeeing or have any of the following:
- high cholesterol or triglycerides
- severe kidney impairment
- severe liver impairment
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