Accutane: effectiveness, side effects, alternatives
Summary:
Accutane: isotretinoin
We study 33,753 Accutane users. The information eHealthMe analyzes includes:
- Effectiveness of Accutane- 66 alternative drugs to Accutane
- 6,882 Accutane side effects and drug interactions
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
Number of reports submitted per year:

How effective is Accutane?
- Acne - reported by 833 people
- Acne cystic - reported by 108 people
- Teenagers and acne medicine - reported by 30 people
- Rosacea - reported by 12 people
- Oil acne - reported by 12 people
- Adult acne - reported by 9 people
- Acne pustular - reported by 7 people
- Comedones - reported by 5 people
Alternative drugs to the conditions Accutane treats:
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- Accutane vs. Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim double strength
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- Accutane vs. Yaz
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- Accutane vs. Zinc sulfate
- Accutane vs. Zithromax
Common Accutane side effects:
- Depression (9,826 reports)
- Ulcerative colitis (9,190 reports)
- Crohn's disease (7,519 reports)
- Stress and anxiety (5,193 reports)
- Irritable bowel syndrome (4,848 reports)
Accutane side effects by duration, gender and age:
- Accutane side effects (32,004 reports)
Browse all side effects of Accutane:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCommon Accutane interactions:
- Accutane and Ortho tri-cyclen (1,116 reports)
- Accutane and Prednisone (639 reports)
- Accutane and Profen (446 reports)
- Accutane and Ibuprofen (445 reports)
- Accutane and Tylenol (422 reports)
- Accutane and Retin-a (351 reports)
- Accutane and Advil (315 reports)
- Accutane and Zoloft (313 reports)
- Accutane and Yasmin (266 reports)
- Accutane and Cleocin (258 reports)
Browse all interactions between Accutane and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zDo you take Accutane?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Accutane safety and effectiveness.Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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).
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Ersoy MA, Ersoy HT, "Manic symptoms associated with isotretinoin and methylphenidate combination: a case report", Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bülteni-Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2014 Sep .
How we gather our data?
Healthcare data is obtained from a number of sources including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This information is aggregated and used to produce personalized reports that patients can reference. Browse all drugs on eHealthMe.
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