A Study Comparing Tretinoin Gel Microsphere, 0.04% and RETIN-A MICRO ® Gel Microsphere, 0.04% in the Treatment of Acne Vulgaris

A multi-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study, comparing Tretinoin Gel Microsphere, 0.04% (Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.) and RETIN-A MICRO ® (Tretinoin) Gel Microsphere, 0.04% (Reference Listed Drug) in the treatment of acne vulgaris.

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy male or non-pregnant female aged ≥ 12 and ≤ 40 years with a clinical diagnosis of acne vulgaris.
• Subjects who are 18 years of age or older must have provided IRB approved written informed consent.
• Subjects must have a definite clinical diagnosis of acne vulgaris severity grade 2, 3 or 4 as per the Investigator's Global Assessment (IGA).
• Subjects must have ≥ 25 non-inflammatory lesions (i.e., open and closed comedones) AND ≥ 20 inflammatory lesions (i.e., papules and pustules) AND ≤ 2 nodulocystic lesions (i.e., nodules and cysts), at baseline on the face.

Exclusion criteria

• Female Subjects who are pregnant, nursing or planning to become pregnant during study participation.
• Subjects with a history of hypersensitivity or allergy to tretinoin, retinoids, or any of the study medication ingredients.
• Subjects with the presence of any skin condition that would interfere with the diagnosis or assessment of acne vulgaris (e.g., on the face: rosacea, dermatitis, psoriasis, squamous cell carcinoma, eczema, acneiform eruptions caused by medications, steroid acne, steroid folliculitis, or bacterial folliculitis).
• Subjects with a baseline irritation score of 3 = severe (marked, intense).
• Subjects with eczematous skin.