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Accutane Uses, Dosage, Side Effects & Warnings - Drugs.com More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by Rick Maresco | permalink
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Accutane (isotretinoin) is a form of vitamin A and is used to treat severe nodular acne. Includes Accutane side effects, interactions and indications.
Tags: Accutane side effects isotretinoin nodular acne vitamin A

For further reading: http://www.drugs.com/accutane.html ^[1]

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What Is Accutane? Learn More About Accutane More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by Brittney Smith | permalink
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Accutane was first developed to be used as a chemotherapy medication for the treatment of brain cancer, pancreatic cancer and more.

For further reading: http://www.seegerweiss.com/drug-injury/accutane/about/ ^[2]

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Accutane (isotretinoin) - How it Works, Side Effects, and Reviews - Acne.org More
Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago by John Poulin | permalink
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Accutane (isotretinoin), or Roaccutane as it is known in parts of the world, was discovered in 1979 when it was first given to patients with severe acne, most of whom reacted with dramatic and permanent clearing of their acne symptoms. It is a vitamin A derivative (13-cis-retinoic acid) that is adm...

For further reading: http://www.acne.org/accutane.html ^[3]

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1. http://www.drugs.com/accutane.html

2. http://www.seegerweiss.com/drug-injury/accutane/about/

3. http://www.acne.org/accutane.html