FDA application holder
Cheplapharm Arzneimittel Gmbh
The Orange Book identifies this organization as the applicant responsible for NDA 020438.
Orange Book drug · Brand (NDA)
Vesanoid
Tretinoin
DiscontinuedRLDNDA 020438 Cheplapharm
Approved
Nov 22, 1995
Strengths
1
Listed patents
0
What does the FDA Orange Book show for Vesanoid?
Vesanoid contains Tretinoin and is the new drug FDA Orange Book record for NDA 020438. The application has 1 presentation with strength, dosage-form, route, status, RLD/RS, TE, patent, and exclusivity context. Current inventory and clinical labeling are not established without an application-matched source.
- FDA application
- NDA 020438
- Application holder
- Cheplapharm Arzneimittel Gmbh
- Product presentations
- 1
- Marketing categories
- Discontinued
- Reference roles
- RLD
- TE codes
- None posted
- Listed patents
- 0
- Exclusivity records
- 0
New drug application identity from the Orange Book snapshot.
The listed applicant holds the FDA application; this field does not establish the product manufacturer.
Each FDA product number remains tied to its own strength, dosage form, route, and status.
Orange Book marketing categories do not establish real-time inventory or commercial availability.
RLD and RS designations are presentation-specific, not inferred from the trade name.
Therapeutic-equivalence codes apply only within the matching Orange Book product heading.
A zero means none appear in this snapshot, not that no patent rights exist.
FDA exclusivity and listed patent protection are distinct regulatory concepts.
Sourced from the official FDA Orange Book data file · snapshot refreshed
FDA product-presentation matrix
Every product number in this exact application
| Product | Strength | Dosage form / route | Marketing status | TE code | Reference role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 10MG | CAPSULEORAL | Discontinued | None posted | RLD |
Marketing status, TE code, RLD, and RS are presentation-level fields. Never transfer one product number's designation to another presentation.
Who is responsible for this application?
Application holder is not the same as manufacturer
Manufacturer status
Not established by the Orange Book
A product-specific FDA label or NDC source must independently identify a manufacturer, labeler, distributor, packager, repackager, or relabeler. The applicant name is not used as a substitute for that evidence.
Regulatory interpretation
What the record means, and what it does not
FDA marketing status
1 presentation listed as on the Discontinued Drug Product List
A discontinued-list entry does not, by itself, show why marketing stopped or whether FDA determined the product was withdrawn for safety or effectiveness.
Therapeutic equivalence
No TE code is posted for this application
No TE code does not mean FDA found the product ineffective or non-equivalent. FDA generally publishes TE evaluations for multisource prescription products; single-source and some other products may have no code.
Patent & exclusivity record
No listed patents or exclusivity records
This means none appear for this application in the current Orange Book files. It is not a freedom-to-operate opinion and does not rule out unlisted patents, regulatory barriers, or product-specific rights.
Same-ingredient landscape
31 other ANDAs and 13 other NDAs found
23 of the related ANDA applications are not marked discontinued. Sharing an ingredient does not establish pharmaceutical or therapeutic equivalence; strength, dosage form, route, and TE group still matter.
Which products are meaningfully comparable?
Exact ingredient + dosage form + route cohorts
NDA 020438 appears in 1 comparison cohort. These groups narrow the same-ingredient landscape, but strength and TE code must still match before interpreting therapeutic equivalence.
Capsule · Oral
Tretinoin
- Product rows
- 4
- Active applications
- 2
- Active with AB row
- 2
Why are clinical sections unavailable?
Exact application-label matching status
Exact source match queuedQueue NDA-020438
No exact application-level FDA or DailyMed label match has been reviewed for this application. Approved uses, dosing, warnings, adverse reactions, and clinical evidence remain unavailable rather than being inherited from a related brand, generic, or ingredient record.
Until an exact application match passes human review, this page intentionally omits approved uses, dosing, warnings, adverse reactions, mechanism, and clinical-study summaries. It never inherits those claims from an RLD, brand, generic, or same-ingredient product.
Product detail
NDA 020438
RLDDiscontinued
- Strength
- 10MG
- Dosage form
- CAPSULE
- Route
- ORAL
- Marketing status
- Discontinued
Key dates
Approval, patents, exclusivityApproval
FDA approval date of this drug product.
31 yr 1 mo ago
Today
Pharmaceutical detail
FDA product recordActive ingredient
TRETINOIN
Strength
10MG
Dosage form
CAPSULE
Route
ORAL
TE code
Not listed
Application
NDA 020438
Product number
001
Marketing status
Discontinued
Reference listed drug (RLD)
Yes
Reference standard (RS)
No
Listed patents
Orange Book patent fileNo patents are listed against this product in the Orange Book. Listed patents reflect those the NDA holder submits under 21 U.S.C. 355 and are not exhaustive.
Active-ingredient family
Brand + generics
This is a reference-listed drug (RLD), the basis for generic (ANDA) applications. Other products sharing this ingredient are listed below.
- 2018AltrenoBrand (NDA)
NDA 209353 · Dow Pharm
- 2007AtralinBrand (NDA)
NDA 022070 · Dow Pharm
- 2002Retin-a MicroBrand (NDA)
NDA 020475 · Bausch
- 2000RenovaBrand (NDA)
NDA 021108 · Valeant Pharms North
- 1998AvitaBrand (NDA)
NDA 020400 · Rising
- 1997AvitaBrand (NDA)
NDA 020404 · Mylan Pharms Inc
- 1995RenovaBrand (NDA)
NDA 019963 · Valeant Pharms North
- 1988Retin-aBrand (NDA)
NDA 019049 · Bausch
- —Retin-aBrand (NDA)
NDA 017522 · Valeant Bermuda
- —Retin-aBrand (NDA)
NDA 017340 · Valeant Pharms North
- —Retin-aBrand (NDA)
NDA 017955 · Bausch
- —Retin-aBrand (NDA)
NDA 017579 · Valeant Intl
How to use this record responsibly
Scope, limitations, and primary sources
What to verify before making a decision
- The applicant is the holder of legal responsibility for the application; the Orange Book does not establish that the applicant manufactured or currently markets every listed product.
- RX, OTC, and discontinued are FDA listing categories, not real-time pharmacy inventory or commercial-availability data.
- Therapeutic equivalence applies only within the matching ingredient, dosage form, route, strength, and TE-code group; same ingredient alone is insufficient.
- Listed patent and exclusivity dates are regulatory intelligence, not legal advice, a freedom-to-operate analysis, or a reliable generic-launch forecast.
- The Orange Book is not prescribing information and does not provide indications, dosing, contraindications, adverse reactions, recalls, or current safety communications.
Official FDA references
- Electronic Orange Book record
- Orange Book preface and TE-code policy
- FDA product, patent, and exclusivity data files
Data shown here is normalized for search and comparison. When a regulatory, substitution, launch, or legal decision turns on a field, verify it against the current FDA record and the relevant source document.
Vesanoid: frequently asked questions
Approval, therapeutic equivalence, patents, and exclusivity for this drug, from the FDA Orange Book.
Built directly from the FDA Orange Book product, patent, and exclusivity files refreshed Jul 02, 2026, 06:34 PM. Every strength of NDA 020438 is shown on this page. Interpret patents, exclusivity, availability, and therapeutic equivalence using the limitations above.
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