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Isotretinoin FAQs

Changes to Isotretinoin Prescribing 2023 – FAQs

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This FAQ page has been developed to help healthcare professionals (HCPs) understand the new regulatory position on isotretinoin prescribing. Before reading these FAQs, you should read the Commission on Human Medicines’ (CHM) Isotretinoin Implementation Advisory Expert Working Group (IIAEWG) report.

For queries and feedback relating to the principles of these regulatory changes, please email the MHRA directly (info@mhra.gov.uk). For queries and feedback relating to the documents and tools produced by the BAD to support members in implementing these regulatory changes please email the BAD’s Clinical Standards Unit (clinicalstandards@bad.org.uk).

General Questions

Prescribing isotretinoin for under-18s

Pregnancy Prevention

Counselling and Communicating Risks

Assessment and Monitoring

Patients experiencing possible side effects with isotretinoin treatment

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