17 days without taking Accutane, do I have to restart the treatment?

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Hello, I am traveling to another state, here in Brazil where the product is not found, returned to sao paulo, and has resumed the use of Roaccutane which is the name marketed in Brazil, I was 17 days without taking, I have to restart the treatment? or can I continue? I'm in three months. thanks

F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam) · Answer

No, you're not starting over at the beginning, but you may need to be on the regimen a month or so longer because of the gap. Consult your prescribing physician. "This answer has been solicited without seeing this patient and 
cannot be held as true medical advice, but only opinion. Seek in-person 
treatment with a trained medical professional for appropriate care."

17 days without taking Accutane, do I have to restart the treatment?

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