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Thank you for your question. The contraindicated medications while on Accutane are Vitamin A supplements, Tetracycline antibiotics, Progestin-only birth control pills, Dilantin, Corticosteroid medicines, and St. John's wart. Lorazepam should be fine to take with Accutane although you may want to check with your doctor who put you on lorazepam first. I hope this helps.
Thank you for your question. Results can usually be expected after about 1 -2 months on Accutane. Usually the first month all the oil and bacteria are pushed to the surface and the acne appears worse. The dosage of 100 mg daily is quite a high dosage, as the recommended dosing is 1 mg/kg/day....
Thank you for your question. Any beauty treatments such as other topicals or peels should be avoided while your son is on Accutane as being on the medication can increase his chances of scarring. You should discuss this with his dermatologist if you have any further concerns. Be certain to be...
I agree with Dr. Rueckl. I would like to add that what appears to be dry skin to you may actually be the scaling that is associated with seborrhea and not in fact dryness. The scaling is a result of the chronically inflamed seborrheic skin and can be treated with topical...
