How effective is Accutane for Acne? (a real world drug study)

Summary:

Overall ratings: 3.6/5
Long term ratings: 3.9/5

This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Accutane (isotretinoin) is for Acne and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 858 Accutane users and is updated continuously.

What is Accutane?

Accutane has active ingredients of isotretinoin. It is often used in acne. eHealthMe is studying from 35,221 Accutane users. Check the latest studies of Accutane.

What is Acne?

Acne (skin problems that cause pimples) is found to be associated with 1,313 drugs and 2,343 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Acne.

On Jul, 05, 2026

858 people are studied for taking Accutane in Acne

Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Does Accutane work for your Acne (overall)?

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Does Accutane work for your Acne (long term)?

Accutane effectiveness for Acne (number of people):

Overall:

not at all: 22
somewhat: 113
moderate: 222
high: 331
very high: 170

Long Term:

not at all: 2
somewhat: 4
moderate: 10
high: 32
very high: 20

Gender of people who take Accutane for Acne *:

female: 66.08 %
male: 33.92 %

Age of people who take Accutane for Acne *:

0-1: 0.12 %
2-9: 0.12 %
10-19: 31.0 %
20-29: 43.94 %
30-39: 15.62 %
40-49: 6.99 %
50-59: 1.8599999999999999 %
60+: 0.35000000000000003 %

Who find Accutane more effective for Acne?

Gender of people who take Accutane for Acne *:

female: 64.47 %
male: 35.53 %

Age of people who take Accutane for Acne *:

0-1: 0.2 %
2-9: 0.0 %
10-19: 31.34 %
20-29: 41.52 %
30-39: 16.97 %
40-49: 7.78 %
50-59: 1.8 %
60+: 0.4 %

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Accutane?

- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Accutane safety and effectiveness.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Related studies

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:

Accutane (35,221 reports)

Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:

Acne (179,011 reports)

How the study uses the data?

The study is based on isotretinoin (the active ingredients of Accutane) and Accutane (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.

DISCLAIMER: All material available on eHealthMe.com is for informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. All information is observation-only. Our phase IV clinical studies alone cannot establish cause-effect relationship. Different individuals may respond to medication in different ways. Every effort has been made to ensure that all information is accurate, up-to-date, and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. The use of the eHealthMe site and its content is at your own risk.

If you use this eHealthMe study on publication, please acknowledge it with a citation: study title, URL, accessed date.

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