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AVAGE

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Overview

What is AVAGE?

AVAGE Cream, 0.1% is for topical use and contains the active ingredient, tazarotene. Each gram of AVAGE Cream, 0.1% contains 1 mg of tazarotene in a white cream base.

Tazarotene is a member of the acetylenic class of retinoids. Chemically, tazarotene is

ethyl 6-[2-(4,4-dimethylthiochroman-6-yl)ethynyl] nicotinate. The compound has an empirical formula of CHNOS and molecular weight of 351.46. The structural formula is shown below:

AVAGE Cream contains the following inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol 1%, carbomer homopolymer type B; carbomer 1342, edetate disodium, medium chain triglycerides, mineral oil, purified water, sodium thiosulfate, sorbitan monooleate, and sodium hydroxide to adjust pH.



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What are the available doses of AVAGE?

Cream, 0.1%. ()

What should I talk to my health care provider before I take AVAGE?

How should I use AVAGE?

AVAGE (tazarotene) Cream, 0.1% is indicated as an adjunctive agent for use in the mitigation (palliation) of facial fine wrinkling, facial mottled hyper- and hypopigmentation, and benign facial lentigines in patients who use comprehensive skin care and sunlight avoidance programs.

Obtain a pregnancy test within 2 weeks prior to AVAGE Cream therapy. Initiate AVAGE Cream therapy during a menstrual period .

Carefully assess facial pigmented lesions of concern by a qualified physician (e.g., dermatologist) before application of AVAGE Cream .


What interacts with AVAGE?

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What are the warnings of AVAGE?

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What are the precautions of AVAGE?

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What are the side effects of AVAGE?

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What should I look out for while using AVAGE?

AVAGE Cream is contraindicated in :


What might happen if I take too much AVAGE?

AVAGE Cream is not for oral use. Oral ingestion of the drug may lead to the same adverse effects as those associated with excessive oral intake of Vitamin A (hypervitaminosis A) or other retinoids. . If oral ingestion occurs, monitor the patient closely and administer appropriate supportive measures, as necessary.


How should I store and handle AVAGE?

AVAGE (tazarotene) Cream 0.1%, containing 1 mg of tazarotene per gram of white cream is available in a 30 gram collapsible aluminum tube with a tamper-evident aluminum membrane over the opening and a white polypropylene screw cap (NDC 0023-9236-30).