I'm 55 yr old male. I've been on Accutane 10mg a day for last 5 weeks for mild acne. I still have break outs. Any suggestion?

Accutane is a go-to medication for patients with recalcitrant cystic acne. It can reduce pore size and also reduce sebum production in your skin, making it less oily; and in turn, dryer. Accutane can be used to control acne, but patients receiving the medication should be carefully monitored. In...

I have not heard of this happening, and we do the pregnancy tests for women in my office for the iPledge program, so needless to say, I've seen a lot of urine associated with Accutane. I would think this has to do with something in your diet, not the meds. "This answer has been solicited without...

If the dosage of Accutane is twice a day, if you take it between 6-7:30 pm each night that is completely fine. Precise timing to the minute should have no significant impact on your treatment.

Accutane is a go-to medication for patients with recalcitrant cystic acne. It can reduce pore size and also reduce sebum production in your skin, making it less oily; and in turn, dryer. Accutane can be used to control acne, but patients receiving the medication should be carefully monitored. In...

No this would be normal as you didn't get a proper dosage for a long-term cure. You need to get 8000-16000mg total into your system in one regimen for a long-term cure. Taking 40mg for 4 months gave you less than 5000mg total. Which is not enough for a long-term cure and acne was bound to return...

Thanks for your question and I also do not know why the dose was lowered, as the optimal treatment course is still 1 mg/kg/day for 20 weeks. Even if you are clear in that last month, there is no medical rational that I am aware of that would cause one to lower your dose until you are finished...