Isotretinoin
Active Ingredients
- Isotretinoin
Manufacturers
- Douglas Pharmaceuticals America Ltd
- Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd
- Hoffmann La Roche Inc
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Ranbaxy Inc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Accutane.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Isotretinoin Side Effects
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Overall Alarm |
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Isotretinoin
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dry skin, Dry mouth, Mood altered
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 24, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Very dry lips, dry skin. No negative mood changes, if anything it improved my mood. This drug made me feel amazing when I was on it. I called it my "beauty pill" gave me such ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Arthralgia
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on May 10, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Personally i loved it. My acne disappeared completely in the third month and i never experienced any side effects like sore joints and muscles even though i was lifting or playing sports every day. Th...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on May 3, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“My skin is sooooo dry! hopefully the end result is worth it!”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dry mouth
Posted By accutanelover in fdb.rxlist.com on April 29, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Taking accutane has been one of the best decisions of my life. Six months of dry lips was so worth it.”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Myalgia, Sinusitis, Epistaxis, Back disorder, Dry mouth
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 17, 2015 @ 12:00 am
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Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Erythema, Nausea, Vomiting, Dry mouth, Skin exfoliation
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 8, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: I've had some of the normal stuff , peeling , redness, lips peeling . Dry mouth ...and I've had severe nausea . Like feeling like I'm gunna throw up ... And it lasts all day long
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Dry skin, Blindness, Impaired healing, Amnesia, Chapped lips
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 6, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... I also had very slow healing while on it. I now have memory problems (primarily short term memory loss), I have some vision loss as well. A big problem I had was that I had no energy whatsoever and I ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Musculoskeletal discomfort, Dry skin, Epistaxis, Dry mouth
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 3, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Dry lips, dry skin, nose bleed, scratched quite easily and a bit of muscle ache Absolutely thankful I had this, 6 months after finishing the treatment and not a single spot in...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dry skin, Crying
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 31, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“... remember if I had side affects but I do remember having some days were it felt like everything just wasn't going right and I would cry but sure we have them days anyway! Oh yes dry skin which is the f...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Headache, Dry mouth, Rash, Scar
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on March 31, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: dry lips, rash on hands, headaches I was told I would be on it for 6 months, it is now my fifth month and I've only seen improvement on my face. My cheeks have red scarring fr...”
Additional Drug Information
* Warning: The facts and figures contained in these reports are accurate to the best of our capability; however, our metrics are only meant to augment your medical knowledge, and should never be used as the sole basis for selecting a new medication. As with any medical decision, be sure to work with your doctor to ensure the best choices are made for your condition.
* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Isotretinoin
Acne
“I ended accutane a week ago and I've acquired 4 new pimples since then. Doesn't seem right... ”
Source: ChasingKelianna/statuses/1944570866403...
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Did the author experience acne while taking isotretinoin?
What is this?Headache
“Man I have a killer headache . I hate being on Accutane . ”
Source: xoxoL2/statuses/193867002308329472
View full report on Isotretinoin related headache
Did the author experience headache while taking accutane?
What is this?Dry Skin
“... for Accutane) to be taken twice a day for six months. Yes, I did experience some of the side effects such as headaches (which went away after a couple of weeks) and very dry skin and lips (which was t...”
Source: Accutane-Prescription-Acne-Medication-...
View full report on Isotretinoin related dry skin
Did the author experience dry skin while taking isotretinoin?
What is this?