Accutane

Accutane - a medicine taken to treat severe forms of acne (acne), which are not treatable by other means, including antibiotics. However, Accutane can have serious side effects. Before use Accutane, consult a physician to determine the current state of the disease, a possible positive effect of treatment Accutane, as well as possible side effects. Your doctor will ask you to read and sign a document confirming that you understand the serious risks associated with treatment Accutane.
• Accutane - is a form of vitamin A. It reduces the amount of sebum produced by sebaceous glands, as well as accelerates the natural regeneration of skin.
• Accutane is used to treat severe manifestations of acne, which are not amenable to treatment with other medicines, including antibiotics.
• Accutane may also be used for purposes other than those specified in the instructions for use.

Accutane should be used in strict accordance with the recommendations of your doctor. To refine the indications for use ask your pharmacist, nurse or doctor. Accutane is used to treat severe acne, which are not amenable to treatment with other medicines, including antibiotics. However, Accutane has some serious side effects. Before taking Accutane, consult with your doctor and discuss the possible positive effect of treatment with this drug, as well as its possible side effects. Your doctor will ask you to read and sign a document confirming that you understand the serious risks associated with treatment Accutane. You will receive a number of components designed for a maximum of 30 days of admission. In your recipe should be tied yellow self-adhesive label. If a recipe that label is not, contact your doctor. Pharmacy has the right to release the drug without this label.
Take each dose with a full glass of water. This would avoid the irritation of the esophagus medicine. For the same reason, swallow the medication whole, without chewing.
Take Accutane twice a day, washed down with water or milk unless otherwise recommended by your doctor. Take all the prescribed Accutane, even if there is improvement. At the beginning of the drug may be time temporary worsening of acne, but further improvement should be observed. For best results, finish the full course of medication prescribed by a physician. You may need more than one course of treatment Accutane. Your doctor may want you to do a blood test and undergo other medical examinations in the course of drug treatment to identify the side effects of the drug. Because of the serious side effects, which may be caused by taking this drug, do not pass it to others. Store Accutane in room temperature, away from sources of heat and moisture.
Take the medicine as soon as you remember, if you forgot to use it in time. In the event that was nearing the time of the next administration of the drug, do not take the missed dose. It should not take amoxicillin. Do not take a double dose of medication.

Do not take vitamin supplements containing vitamin A during treatment Accutane. This may lead to increased side effects.
Do not donate blood donations during the reception of Accutane and is not less than a month after taking the medication. Blood is dealt during the reception of Accutane may flow either pregnant women and harm to her child.
Do not use wax for hair removal procedures on the skin, as well as refrain from sanding the skin (such as dermabrasion or laser treatments) while taking Accutane and within six months after its termination, to avoid the appearance of scars.

Avoid being on the sunlight and UV rays while taking Accutane. Accutane can increase skin sensitivity to sunlight, which can lead to severe sunburn.
Be careful when driving at night. Accutane may affect your ability to see at night. The deterioration of night vision may occur suddenly.

Before use Accutane tell your doctor if you:
• Individual or hereditary history of mental problems, including depression, suicide, any form of psychosis (loss of contact with reality, visual and auditory hallucinations);
• diabetes;
• asthma;
• cardiovascular disease;
• osteoporosis (bone loss), or porous bone;
• anorexia nervosa,
• high cholesterol or triglyceride in the blood, or liver disease.

In the event of any of the following serious side effects should immediately stop taking the medication and seek emergency medical attention:
• allergic reaction (difficulty breathing closing of your throat, swelling of the lips, face, tongue, or hives);
• blurred vision (especially at night);
• painful dry eyes;
• depression, including feelings of despondency, irritability, sleep disturbance, feeling of excessive fatigue, inability to focus, loss of appetite, and / or suicidal thoughts or other mental problems;
• pain in the stomach, breast or intestine;
• anorectic bleeding or hemorrhagic diarrhea;
• soreness when swallowing;
• heartburn;
• yellowing of the skin or darkening of urine;
• severe headache or dizziness;
• convulsions;
• nausea;
• pain in joints or muscles;
• hearing impairment;
• shortness of breath;
• loss of consciousness;
• excessive thirst or urination;
• slurred speech;
• swelling of the feet;
• high cholesterol or triglyceride in the blood (determined by blood tests).

More likely to occur, less serious side effects. Keep taking the drug and tell your doctor if you experience:
• inflammation, dryness or cracking on the lips;
• dry skin, dry mouth, bleeding from the nose, dry eyes, difficulty wearing contact lenses;
• itching, or
• Increased sensitivity to sunlight.

There may be other side effects not listed here. On any unusual side effects, especially those that cause your anxiety, you should inform your doctor.
Do not take Accutane during pregnancy and not pregnant during the course of its application, as well as within the month after you stop taking the drug. Accutane by the risk of pregnancy falls into the category X classification FDA (Office of FDA Food and Drug Administration). This means that Accutane can cause malformations of the fetus. You must retake a pregnancy test and verify that it is a negative result within the first 5 days menstrual cycle before taking the drug. Two reliable method of contraception must be used simultaneously (if not used as a contraceptive method is abstinence or if you had not been made hysterectomy) during the month prior to receiving Accutane, during treatment Accutane and at least within a one month after drug treatment. You also need to take a pregnancy test every month. Your doctor will discuss with you and give you information about possible methods of contraception, possible failures in contraception, as well as the importance of contraceptive use during the reception of Accutane. If you become pregnant, stop taking contraceptives or missed menstrual cycle, immediately discontinue the use of Accutane and place inform your doctor. Some patients experience symptoms of depression (feelings of sadness, irritability, fatigue, impaired concentration and loss of appetite), as well as thoughts of suicide during treatment or after stopping Accutane. Immediately call your doctor, if you have any symptoms of depression or suicidal thoughts during treatment or soon after stopping Accutane.
Do not take vitamin supplements containing vitamin A during treatment Accutane. This may lead to increased side effects.
Do not donate blood donations during the reception of Accutane and is not less than a month after taking the medication. Blood is dealt during the reception of Accutane may flow either pregnant women and harm to her child.
Do not use wax for hair removal procedures on the skin, as well as refrain from sanding the skin (such as dermabrasion or laser treatments) while taking Accutane and within six months after its termination, to avoid the appearance of scars.

Avoid being on the sunlight and UV rays while taking Accutane. Accutane can increase skin sensitivity to sunlight, which can lead to severe sunburn.
Be careful when driving at night. Accutane may affect your ability to see at night. The deterioration of night vision may occur suddenly.
Take all the prescribed Accutane, even if there is improvement. At the beginning of the drug may be time temporary worsening of acne, but further improvement should be observed. For best results, finish the full course of medication prescribed by a physician. You may need more than one course of treatment Accutane.

Do not take these drugs while taking Accutane for:
• vitamin supplements containing vitamin A; or
• antibiotics from the tetracycline class, such as tetracycline (sumycin, ahromitsin, panmitsin, robitet, and others), minocycline (Minocin, dynacin, vectrin), doxycycline (doriks, monodoks, Vibramycin), demeklotsiklin (deklomitsin), or troleandomitsin (TAO) .

Taking any drugs listed above, during the treatment Accutane can be dangerous. Before taking Accutane tell your doctor if you are taking carbamazepine (tegretol, karbatrol, epitol). It may need a dose adjustment or special monitoring during treatment. Do not take other drugs for the treatment of acne, if they are not assigned to a doctor. They may interfere with treatment or cause additional skin irritation. Do not take birth control pills do not contain estrogen, while treatment Accutane. They cannot be effective. Accutane can interact with other drugs that are not mentioned in this guide. When receiving other prescription drugs, and medicines sold without prescription, including herbal preparations, should consult a physician.