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It is very important that your doctor check you at regular visits to make sure that this medicine is working properly and to check for unwanted effects.
Bexarotene may cause your skin to be more sensitive to sunlight than it is normally. Exposure to sunlight, even for brief periods of time, may cause a skin rash, itching, redness or other discoloration of the skin, or a severe sunburn. When you begin taking this medicine:
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