Hydroquinone + Tretinoin + Hydrocortisone

Information about Hydroquinone + Tretinoin + Hydrocortisone

Hydroquinone + tretinoin + hydrocortisone uses

Hydroquinone+Tretinoin+Hydrocortisone is used in the treatment of melasma.

How hydroquinone + tretinoin + hydrocortisone works

This is a combination of three medicines: Hydroquinone, Tretinoin and Hydrocortisone which treat melasma (dark spots on skin). Hydroquinone is a skin lightening medicine. It reduces the amount of a skin pigment (melanin) that causes darkening of skin. Tretinoin is a form of vitamin A that helps the skin to renew itself more quickly. Hydrocortisone is a steroid which blocks the production of certain chemical messengers (prostaglandins) that make the skin red, swollen and itchy.

Common side effects of hydroquinone + tretinoin + hydrocortisone

Application site reactions (burning, irritation, itching and redness), Thinning of skin, Dry skin

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Content on this page was last updated on 18 February, 2020, by Dr. Varun Gupta (MD Pharmacology)