Key facts
- Active ingredient
- Acitretin
- Drug class
- Retinoid
- Form
- Capsule
- Strength
- Acitretin 10MG **Federal Register Determination That Product was not Discontinued or Withdrawn for Safety or Effectiveness reasons** · Acitretin 17.5MG **Federal Register Determination That Product was not Discontinued or Withdrawn for Safety or Effectiveness reasons** · Acitretin 22.5MG **Federal Register Determination That Product was not Discontinued or Withdrawn for Safety or Effectiveness reasons** · Acitretin 25MG **Federal Register Determination That Product was not Discontinued or Withdrawn for Safety or Effectiveness reasons**
- Type
- Prescription (Rx)
- Brand or generic
- Brand-name
- May treat
- psoriasis
- Manufacturer
- Stiefel
- What the pharmacy pays
- ~$106.27 for 30 — not your price
- FDA application
- NDA019821
- Availability
- Discontinued (per FDA)
Drug class
How this class works, per Tretinoin - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf.
May treat (source: NIH RxClass)
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Dosage forms
Capsule
The forms currently marketed in the U.S., per the FDA National Drug Code Directory.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Soriatane treat?
- Soriatane (Acitretin) may be used to treat psoriasis, based on NIH RxClass drug-classification data (conditions a drug may treat — not a verbatim copy of the FDA-approved label). This is general reference, not medical advice.
- How does Soriatane work?
- Soriatane is a retinoid. Retinoids are vitamin A derivatives that enter skin cells and switch on retinoic acid receptors in the nucleus, which changes how genes are read. This normalizes how skin cells grow and shed, unclogs pores, calms inflammation, and over time boosts collagen production.
- How much does Soriatane cost?
- Nobody can tell you what you will pay — your price is set by your insurer's formulary, your deductible and the pharmacy's markup, and none of those are published. What IS published is what the pharmacy paid to acquire it: about $106.27 for 30, per the CMS NADAC survey. Treat that as the floor, not the quote — ask the pharmacist for the cash price as well as your copay, because for cheap generics the cash price often wins.
- Is there a coupon or discount for Soriatane?
- pharmaranks is an independent ratings site, not a pharmacy — we don't issue coupons or sell Soriatane. To pay less, ask your prescriber or pharmacist whether a generic equivalent exists, check the manufacturer's copay/savings card and patient-assistance program, and compare a pharmacy discount card against your insurance copay. Prices vary by pharmacy, insurance, and location, so always confirm at the counter. This is general reference, not medical or financial advice.
- Who makes Soriatane?
- Soriatane is marketed by Stiefel. You can see Stiefel's full profile, rating, and other products on pharmaranks.
- Is Soriatane a brand-name or generic drug?
- Soriatane is a brand-name product with the active ingredient Acitretin.
- Is Soriatane available over the counter?
- No. Soriatane is a prescription (Rx) medication in the US — you need a prescription from a licensed clinician (in person or via telehealth); it isn't sold over the counter. For some conditions there are OTC alternatives — ask your pharmacist.
- What forms does Soriatane come in?
- Soriatane is currently marketed as capsule, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory.
- What class of drug is Soriatane?
- Soriatane is classified as retinoid, per the FDA's Established Pharmacologic Class.
- Is Soriatane FDA-registered?
- Soriatane is on record with the U.S. FDA under application number NDA019821. You can verify this on its official FDA label.
Information is sourced from public FDA regulatory data. Provided for general reference only — not medical advice. Always consult a licensed professional and the current prescribing information.
What people report to the FDA about ACITRETIN
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 5,058 reports naming ACITRETIN — the active ingredient in Soriatane, and the FDA flagged 86% of those reports as serious. The effects reported most often — leaving out reports about overdose, misuse or the condition being treated, which dominate the raw list for common medicines:
- psoriasis1,202 reports
- fatigue486 reports
- pruritus449 reports
- nausea448 reports
- headache382 reports
- skin exfoliation378 reports
- pneumonia359 reports
- pyrexia349 reports
Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean ACITRETIN caused the effect — anyone can file one, and many describe people taking several medicines for several conditions. Crucially there is no denominator: FAERS does not record how many people took the drug, so these counts cannot be turned into “X% of patients” — a bigger number often just means a more widely used or more talked-about drug. Duplicates exist, and publicity drives reporting. For what is actually established, read the FDA label.
Source: openFDA drug/event (FAERS), retrieved September 25, 2026.
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