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Will a Three Week Delay Ruin my Accutane Treatment So Far?

if I have to quit taking acutane for 3 weeks in order to get it mailed, will it ruin my first 4 months of treatment? maxed out my insurance so went else where to buy cheaper isotrentoin, but it will take 3 weeks...just finished my fourth month of it..will this harm my treatment? will I have to start over?

2 Doctor Answers | Asked by Debbie page in Bellevue, WA
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Do Not Need To Start at Go

  Most likely your dermatologist will merely tack on another three weeks to your treatment, but you should ultimately enjoy the same gratifying result.   Due to the rigors of I-Pledge we are seeing more of this sort of thing in our female patients. If the prescription is not filled within a week we are obliged to wait another three weeks before writing another one.    One of the interesting things about Accutane is that it seems to work for a... more
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Not optimal, but no harm

As with all medications, Accutane needs to be taken consistently. Try not to have such a gap in the future. It would have been worse if this was earlier in the treatment course. You may need to take a bit longer than if you had been compliant, but you will NOT need to start all over.

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