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Thanks for your question. If your dermatologist is checking your lipids or cholesterol, the labs should be done fasting for about 12 hours with only water to drink to be accurate. What you eat should not affect the liver function tests or pregnancy tests. Check with your derm to be sure, and best of luck!
In general, the labs your physician obtains while you're taking Accutane will include a lipid panel (cholesterol, triglycerides, etc.), a complete metabolic panel (CMP), and a complete blood count (CBC). For female patients, a monthly pregnancy test is also required. For your lipid panel, you really should be fasting. That being said, not all physicians will require monthly labs (or even all of the labs stated above). Personally, there is only good evidence to check labs before initiating treatment and two months into treatment. If my patients are doing well at those two time points, I generally don't check labs for the rest of their treatment unless something comes up or their labs are abnormal on the initial checks. Hope that helps!
I do not know if European Health Plans cover Isotretinoin treatment. Not everyone with acne needs Isotretinoin. You should schedule an appointment with a Board Certified Dermatologist and have an in-person evaluation to determine your best treatment options
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...
Thanks for your question. I hear that fairly often - some joint or muscle pain while on the medication. In our practice, we decide on a case-by-case basis whether the benefits of the Accutane outweigh the patient's discomfort level. I have never had to discontinue a patient due to...
