Recommendations
Accutane should only be used for severe recalcitrant cystic acne as a treatment of last resort. We believe that more than 80% of patients prescribed Accutane have mild or moderate acne which is in violation of the license. Prescribing Doctors should be required to certify that patient’s acne is within the license guidelines
Patient should have all the appropriate tests (blood tests, pregnancy tests) prior to and during treatment and this needs to be strictly enforced.
Sale of Accutane on the Internet should be prohibited
Patients should be psychiatrically assessed (eg. using the Hamilton scale of depression) before and during Accutane treatment and in the event of an adverse response the patient should be immediately taken off the treatment
Independent studied need to be carried out to establish exactly how it functions in the human body and to assess its safety
Appropriate medical treatments must be devised to counteract the side effects suffered as a result of Accutane treatment