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Wed May 07, 2014 8:34 pm  |
In my country they have stopped selling it.. neighbouring countries too..
what are you using now? |
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Wed May 07, 2014 9:15 pm |
| Why did they discontinue selling it? What country are you in? I bet you could get it online. |
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Thu May 08, 2014 1:44 am |
| Singapore. They said Jansen cilag stopped producing retin a. I wonder how true |
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Thu May 08, 2014 3:47 am |
| I'm in Hong Kong and there is also a shortage of tretinoin. We used to have four different brands, some local and one from Singapore that I use (Stieva A). Pharmacies say the distributors just can't get stock for the past few months, they don't know why. |
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Thu May 08, 2014 5:07 am |
I bought Retin-A (made by Janssen, Canada) in both Kuala Lumpur & Penang last year.
Not sure if they are still available now. |
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Thu May 08, 2014 6:39 am |
| summer2004 wrote: |
I bought Retin-A (made by Janssen, Canada) in both Kuala Lumpur & Penang last year.
Not sure if they are still available now. |
discontinued... the last stock they have in hand expires july 2014..
the skin centre said cilag stopped manufacturing retin a. wonder true or not so checking here.. |
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Thu May 08, 2014 9:44 pm |
| Retin A is just the brand name. If you go to your dr Im sure you will be able to get a script for whatever tretinoin cream is allowed in Hong Kong. I use Steiva A, which is just the brand. The only differences in brands is just the base cream or gel, but as long as the active ingredient (tretinoin) and percentage is the same you would get the same/similar benefits. |
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Thu May 08, 2014 9:54 pm |
| dionie wrote: |
| Retin A is just the brand name. If you go to your dr Im sure you will be able to get a script for whatever tretinoin cream is allowed in Hong Kong. I use Steiva A, which is just the brand. The only differences in brands is just the base cream or gel, but as long as the active ingredient (tretinoin) and percentage is the same you would get the same/similar benefits. |
I do use tretinoin but there is a shortage in Hong Kong. I haven't seen brand name Retin A in over a year and Stieva A has been unavailable for five months. The local HK brands are sporadically available but sometimes I have to wait a month or more to get a tube. |
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Dry skin but not many wrinkles; 50s and Asian; Topicals: Vit C, tretinoin, hydroquinone & azaleic acid for melasma; Likes: SK-II, Shiseido, Shu Uemura, Skinceuticals, Obagi, P50, Sunday Riley, Hada Labo, facial oils |
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Thu May 08, 2014 10:16 pm |
| dionie wrote: |
| Retin A is just the brand name. If you go to your dr Im sure you will be able to get a script for whatever tretinoin cream is allowed in Hong Kong. I use Steiva A, which is just the brand. The only differences in brands is just the base cream or gel, but as long as the active ingredient (tretinoin) and percentage is the same you would get the same/similar benefits. |
retin a and stieva a same as contains tretinoin? |
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Thu May 08, 2014 10:29 pm |
| Salome_B wrote: |
| retin a and stieva a same as contains tretinoin? |
The active ingredient tretinoin comes in different strengths: .025%, .05% and .1% and under different brand names, such as Stieva A, Retin-A, etc. |
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Dry skin but not many wrinkles; 50s and Asian; Topicals: Vit C, tretinoin, hydroquinone & azaleic acid for melasma; Likes: SK-II, Shiseido, Shu Uemura, Skinceuticals, Obagi, P50, Sunday Riley, Hada Labo, facial oils |
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Fri May 09, 2014 7:40 am |
| denisiel wrote: |
| Salome_B wrote: |
| retin a and stieva a same as contains tretinoin? |
The active ingredient tretinoin comes in different strengths: .025%, .05% and .1% and under different brand names, such as Stieva A, Retin-A, etc. |
so basically both carry the same tretinoin and both good for anti aging?
Know it is dumb qs but just asking coz very few people mention retin a and not stieva a.
if stieva a is good as retin a then no worries. stiva is cheaper too if not wrong |
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Fri May 09, 2014 7:40 am |
| denisiel wrote: |
| Salome_B wrote: |
| retin a and stieva a same as contains tretinoin? |
The active ingredient tretinoin comes in different strengths: .025%, .05% and .1% and under different brand names, such as Stieva A, Retin-A, etc. |
so basically both carry the same tretinoin and both good for anti aging?
Know it is dumb qs but just asking coz very few people mention retin a and not stieva a.
if stieva a is good as retin a then no worries. stiva is cheaper too if not wrong |
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Fri May 09, 2014 7:41 am |
| denisiel wrote: |
| Salome_B wrote: |
| retin a and stieva a same as contains tretinoin? |
The active ingredient tretinoin comes in different strengths: .025%, .05% and .1% and under different brand names, such as Stieva A, Retin-A, etc. |
so basically both carry the same tretinoin and both good for anti aging?
Know it is dumb qs but just asking coz very few people mention retin a and not stieva a.
if stieva a is good as retin a then no worries. stiva is cheaper too if not wrong |
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Fri May 09, 2014 7:57 am |
anyway i emailed jansen cilag however the email i emailed was the european side.. they have forwarded my enquiry to asian side.. i will update after they have replied to me..
if anyone out there has news whether is retin a is still available or not please do update..
as far i know in asia hong kong, malaysia and singapore don't have retin a anymore |
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Fri May 09, 2014 9:05 am |
Janssen Thailand used to contract outt he production of Retin-A to OLIC for production.
However, the flooding in 2011 damaged the production of OLIC and Janssen Thailand had imported Retin-A from India since then. |
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Fri May 09, 2014 9:07 pm |
Why most people on here mention Retin A?
That's because most people on EDS have RetinA available in their country. Many people are from the USA on here, so buy retinA. Sometimes I say I use Retin A instead of Stieva A so as members here know what I'm talking about. Some people may not be aware of other brands so just makes it easier. Like I said retin A is not available where I'm from, but its not the brand I'm after its the active ingredient tretinoin. Other brand names are Renova, etc.. see link : http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/tretinoin-topical-route/description/drg-20066521
You would be best to see your dr. In Australia you can only get it via prescription, is it the same in HongKong? They would know what brands are distributed. |
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Sat May 10, 2014 1:36 am |
| dionie wrote: |
| You would be best to see your dr. In Australia you can only get it via prescription, is it the same in HongKong? They would know what brands are distributed. |
In Hong Kong, almost all drugs are available without prescription (except for narcotics, etc.). You just go into any pharmacy and ask for tretinoin and they will bring out all the brands for you to choose. But now there is no stock of any brand. |
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Dry skin but not many wrinkles; 50s and Asian; Topicals: Vit C, tretinoin, hydroquinone & azaleic acid for melasma; Likes: SK-II, Shiseido, Shu Uemura, Skinceuticals, Obagi, P50, Sunday Riley, Hada Labo, facial oils |
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Sat May 10, 2014 6:30 pm |
| denisiel wrote: |
| dionie wrote: |
| You would be best to see your dr. In Australia you can only get it via prescription, is it the same in HongKong? They would know what brands are distributed. |
In Hong Kong, almost all drugs are available without prescription (except for narcotics, etc.). You just go into any pharmacy and ask for tretinoin and they will bring out all the brands for you to choose. But now there is no stock of any brand. |
Well that's a different issue all together. |
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