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Skipping Accutane for 3 or 4 days?

October 3, 2014
Asked By:MoQb99 in Amman, JO

Just realized that ive finished the second month of accutane aka Roaccutane,and we have the Eid Al-Adha holiday now here in Amman-Jordan so all the pharmacies are closed for 3 days at least...so?

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