Is It Safe to Buy Accutane Online?

As Accutane has very serious side effects a national registry exists called I Pledge, which ensures that the prescriber, pharmacy and patient are compliant with the program rules.  In my practice and most other board certified dermatologists, patients must follow up monthly for lab work and be examined for any adverse effects and to evaluate the treatment course.  After being approved to continue Accutane, the patient goes to a local pharmacy to have the prescription filled. 

I certainly do not recommend buying Accutane online.  I do not believe you find another dermatologist who will recommend you to do this either.  While this can be a great medication, it needs to be closely monitored.  If not used properly or monitored, it can have very serious side effects.  In addition, when you purchase products online you really are not sure of what it is you are getting.  It is not worth chancing.  Please do not buy Accutane online.

I would NOT recommend buying Accutane online. This is a controlled medication in the US and you should be monitored while you are on it. Dr. Behnam.

Like many other products that should be strictly controlled, Accutane should not be bought online.  It is understandable that the cost is great.

However, there is no way to know what the substance is that you are buying online.

That is not to say that there are no legitimate pharmacies that have an online presence.  There are.  They require prescriptions and have the proper licenses and do not send spam on Twitter or through email.

Accutane does need to be controlled.  It is a wonder drug for patients with severe acne, but it has a potential for severe side effects that need to be monitored, particularly as far as pregnancy is concerned.  Women must not get pregnant while on Accutane or for two months after stopping it, as birth defects can be severe.

There are other potential side effects, that need to be monitored with monthly lab tests.

But the main issue is what are you getting when you are buying a medication from a place that sends spam over social networks?  No way to know.

Many of my private pay patients will purchase their medicine from a Canadian pharmacy. Confirming that the pharmacy is regulated by the Canadian Board of Pharmacy goes a long way toward ensuring you get what you order. You should never buy any medicine, much less Accutane, from a pharmacy that does not ask you for your physician's prescription.