Tazarotenedrug info
tazarotene 0.0005 MG/MG Topical Gel
What it is used for
TAZORAC ® Gel, 0.05% and 0.1% is a retinoid indicated for the topical treatment of plaque psoriasis of up to 20% body surface area involvement. TAZORAC Gel, 0.1% is indicated for the topical treatment of mild to moderate facial acne vulgaris. Limitations of Use The safety of TAZORAC Gel use on more than 20% body surface area has not been established.
1.1 Plaque Psoriasis TAZORAC® (tazarotene)
Gel, 0.05% and 0.1% are indicated for the topical treatment of patients with plaque psoriasis of up to 20% body surface area involvement.
1.2 Acne Vulgaris TAZORAC (tazarotene)
Gel, 0.1% is also indicated for the topical treatment of patients with facial acne vulgaris of mild to moderate severity. The efficacy of TAZORAC Gel in the treatment of acne previously treated with other retinoids or resistant to oral antibiotics has not been established.
1.3 Limitations of
Use The safety of TAZORAC Gel use on more than 20% body surface area has not been established in psoriasis or acne.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 13, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
TAZORAC (tazarotene) Gel, 0.05% and 0.1% is for topical use and contains the active ingredient, tazarotene. Each gram of TAZORAC Gel, 0.05% and 0.1% contains 0.5 and 1 mg of tazarotene, respectively in a translucent, aqueous gel. Tazarotene is a member of the acetylenic class of retinoids. Chemically, tazarotene is ethyl 6-[(4,4-dimethylthiochroman-6-yl)ethynyl]nicotinate. The compound has an empirical formula of C21H21NO2S and molecular weight of 351.46. The structural formula is shown below: TAZORAC Gel contains the following inactive ingredients: benzyl alcohol 1%;ascorbic acid; butylated hydroxyanisole; butylated hydroxytoluene; carbomer homopolymer type B; edetate disodium; hexylene glycol; poloxamer 407; polyethylene glycol 400; polysorbate 40; purified water; and tromethamine. The structural formula for Tazarotene is a member of the acetylenic class of retinoids. Chemically, tazarotene is ethyl 6-[(4,4-dimethylthiochroman-6-yl)ethynyl]nicotinate. The compound has an empirical formula of C21H21NO2S and molecular weight of 351.46.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective November 13, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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