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Do I have to take ro-accutane exactly same time everyday to increase the effect?

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Ramona1Jan 22, 2015
I'm taking accutane everyday anytime between 6 and 7:30 Pm. Is that's ok? Or I must take it exactly same time? Thank you!

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F. Victor Rueckl, MD (in memoriam)

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...

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