| 1. Isotretinoin is considered to be most effective | | | | to 20 weeks and if needed it is repeated after a gap |
| medicine for severe acne. Isotretinoin is a drug of | | | | of eight weeks. 8. Nodular and cystic acne that does |
| choice for acne patients who may have lost hope | | | | not get treated with other medications is treated with |
| about cure of their acne. It is available in form of | | | | Isotretinoin. Any other acne that does not respond to |
| capsules to be taken orally and the trade name of | | | | medication is also treated with Isotretinoin. 9. As |
| Isotretinoin in the USA is Accutane. 2. Isotretinoin is a | | | | Isotretinoin needs fat to help its absorption in body, it is |
| retinoid. Retinoids are derived from Vitamin A. | | | | taken after food. Please follow your doctors advise |
| Isotretinoin is chemically known as 13-cis retinoic acid. 3. | | | | about these. 10. Please note that you may not be able |
| Isotretinoin is generally prescribed for 16 to 20 weeks | | | | to wear your contact lenses for some time in the |
| and by the end of this period considerable | | | | beginning of treatment with Isotretinoin. You are also |
| inmprovement is seen in most of the patients. 4. | | | | not supposed to donate any blood while you are taking |
| Isotretinoin may cause some side effects and should | | | | Isotretinoin and for one month after you stop taking it. |
| be strictly taken under medical supervision. It can | | | | Please talk about dos and do not with your doctor. |
| cause birth defects in fetus. Therefore women should | | | | This article is only for informative purposes. This article |
| take precaution of not getting pregnant while taking | | | | is not intended to be a medical advise and it is not a |
| Isotretinoin. 5. Isotretinoin may also be used for some | | | | substitute for professional medical advice. Please |
| other conditions that include- folliculitis, seborrhoea, | | | | consult your doctor for your medical concerns. Please |
| chloracne and other diseases that look like acne. 6. | | | | follow any tip given in this article only after consulting |
| Isotretinoin works by shrinking the sebaceous glands | | | | your doctor. The author is not liable for any outcome |
| and reducing sebum production. Isotretinoin is an | | | | or damage resulting from information obtained from |
| anti-inflammatory medicine and shrinks the acne by | | | | this article. |
| reducing sebum substantially. 7. In the beginning some | | | | The author CD Mohatta writes on acne for |
| people see deterioration in their acne but that slowly | | | | acnedoctor.us which guides about skin care, acne |
| disappears. Isotretinoin is commonly prescribed for 16 | | | | treatments, causes, medicines, myths, acne scars, etc. |