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Irritating Reputation

San Francisco - Tretinoin (trans-retinoic acid) is not an irritant in the traditional sense of the word, and there is a lack of understanding of how and why the drug's side effects are actually occurring, Thomas J. Franz, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology.

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