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Because you’ll be on the drug for longer than a standard course, you may need regular monitoring for a year or more. 0.800

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Simplified: Lower dose isotretinoin may require regular monitoring for a year or more.

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Still, Dr. Barbieri noted, both standard and low-dose regimens can deliver excellent results. 0.800

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Simplified: Standard and low dose isotretinoin regimens can deliver excellent results according to Dr Barbieri.

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This testing could become burdensome if you’re on a lower dose, Dr. Perkins said. 0.800

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Simplified: Isotretinoin testing could become burdensome on a lower dose according to Dr Perkins.

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Isotretinoin may raise blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels and may potentially elevate liver enzymes, so dermatologists routinely perform blood tests to monitor those levels. 0.900

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Simplified: Isotretinoin may raise cholesterol and liver enzymes so dermatologists perform blood tests.

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It also requires women to submit regular pregnancy tests while taking the medication. 0.900

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Simplified: iPLEDGE requires regular pregnancy tests while taking isotretinoin.

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This system monitors isotretinoin prescriptions and ensures that patients who can become pregnant use contraception and submit negative pregnancy tests before starting the drug, Dr. Goff said. 0.900

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Simplified: iPLEDGE monitors isotretinoin prescriptions and ensures contraception and negative pregnancy tests according to Dr Goff.

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The drug can cause severe birth defects, miscarriage and stillbirth. 0.950

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Simplified: Isotretinoin can cause severe birth defects miscarriage and stillbirth.

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Everyone who wants to take isotretinoin must register with the Food and Drug Administration’s iPLEDGE Program. 0.950

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Simplified: Isotretinoin users must register with FDA's iPLEDGE Program.

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You should never take any dose of isotretinoin if you are or might soon become pregnant. 0.950

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Simplified: Never take isotretinoin if you are or might become pregnant.

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It also may be right for those with mild-to-moderate acne that hasn’t cleared with other treatments, Dr. Perkins added. 0.800

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Simplified: Microdosing may be right for mild to moderate acne not cleared with other treatments according to Dr Perkins.

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But microdosing can also help manage acne that has returned after a standard isotretinoin course, Dr. Barbieri said. 0.800

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Simplified: Microdosing can help manage acne returned after isotretinoin course according to Dr Barbieri.

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The main reason dermatologists suggest low doses of isotretinoin is to help reduce side effects, Dr. Perkins said. 0.900

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Simplified: Dermatologists suggest low isotretinoin doses to reduce side effects according to Dr Perkins.

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Reaching the cumulative dose reduces the risk that your acne will return after treatment, Dr. Goff said. 0.900

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Simplified: Reaching cumulative isotretinoin dose reduces acne return risk according to Dr Goff.

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A standard treatment typically takes four to six months, whereas a “microdose” might require eight months to a year or more, Dr. Goff said. 0.900

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Simplified: Standard isotretinoin treatment takes 4-6 months microdose might require 8 months to a year according to Dr Goff.

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Whether you take a full dose or a “microdose,” the goal is to receive the same total amount of isotretinoin by the end of treatment, said Dr. Heather W. Goff, a professor of dermatology at the Univers... 0.900

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Simplified: The goal is the same total isotretinoin amount regardless of dose according to Dr Heather Goff.

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Or, a doctor may recommend taking a low-dose pill only three times a week, Dr. Barbieri said. 0.800

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Simplified: A doctor may recommend low dose isotretinoin three times a week according to Dr Barbieri.

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If you’re 130 pounds, for instance, a standard dose may range from about 30 milligrams to 60 milligrams per day; a lower-dose regimen may be more in the ballpark of around 10 milligrams to 30 milligra... 0.800

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Simplified: Standard isotretinoin dose for 130 pounds may range from 30 to 60 milligrams per day.

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How much you take depends on your weight, how severe your acne is and how well you tolerate the medication when you take it, she explained. 0.900

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Simplified: Isotretinoin dosage depends on weight acne severity and medication tolerance according to Dr Perkins.

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There’s no standard definition of an isotretinoin “microdose,” Dr. Perkins said. 0.950

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Simplified: There is no standard isotretinoin microdose definition according to Dr Perkins.

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For those who have had side effects (or worry about them), or if their acne has returned after treatment, dermatologists may prescribe lower doses of isotretinoin, often referred to as “microdosing,”... 0.900

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Simplified: Dermatologists may prescribe lower isotretinoin doses for side effects or returned acne according to Dr Sara Perkins.

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