01-23-2007, 06:53 PM | #12 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 21 | Re: accutane No that’s not all You must not become pregnant while taking Accutane, or for 1 month after you stop taking Accutane. Accutane can cause severe birth defects in babies of women who take it while they are pregnant, even if they take Accutane for only a short time. There is an extremely high risk that your baby will be deformed or will die if you are pregnant while taking Accutane. Taking Accutane also increases the chance of miscarriage and premature births. Female patients will not get their first prescription for Accutane unless there is proof they have had 2 negative pregnancy tests. The first test must be done when your doctor decides to prescribe Accutane. The second pregnancy test must be done during the first 5 days of the menstrual period right before starting Accutane therapy, or as instructed by your prescriber. Each month of treatment, you must have a negative result from a urine or serum pregnancy test. Female patients cannot get another prescription for Accutane unless there is proof that they have had a negative pregnancy test. A yellow self-adhesive Accutane Qualification Sticker on your prescription indicates to the pharmacist that you are qualified by your doctor to get Accutane. While you are taking Accutane, you must use effective birth control. You must use 2 separate effective forms of birth control at the same timefor at least 1 month before starting Accutane, while you take it, and for 1 month after you stop taking it. You must use 2 separate forms of effective birth control because any method, including birth control pills and sterilization, can fail.
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01-23-2007, 09:02 PM | #14 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 103 | Re: accutane accutane has approximate 21 hour half life. So, to answer the original post from April 2004, if they have been off of it for a year, I don't think you will have any problems tanning. (especially now 3 years later.) p.s. How's that for staying on topic?
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01-24-2007, 12:51 PM | #18 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 21 | Re: accutane Reference http://www.rocheusa.com/products/accutane/pi.pdf http://www.micromedex.com/products/pdrlibrary/
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01-24-2007, 02:46 PM | #20 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: accutane Well I had a very bad problem with Cystic acne and went Accutane for about 6 months, it was the best thing I could have ever done. I did not have any break-outs for about 3 years after. So even though there are some bad side affects, if you have had the cystic acne, you would be willing to try anything, believe me.............
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