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Buy Roaccutane 40mg Australia – Buy Accutane 40mg Australia – Buy Oratane 40mg Australia. Roaccutane belongs to a group of medicines called retinoids, which are similar to vitamin A.

Retinoids work by reducing the amount of the oily substance (i.e. sebum) made by glands in your skin, reducing bacteria and inflammation and opening clogged pores.

There are many different types of medicines used to treat acne. Roaccutane is used for more severe cases.

Your doctor, however, may have prescribed Roaccutane for another purpose.

Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why Roaccutane has been prescribed for you.

This medicine is available only with a doctor’s prescription.

Roaccutane is not addictive.

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Before you take Roaccutane

When you must not take it

If you are not sure if you should start taking Roaccutane, contact your doctor.

Do not give Roaccutane to children. Roaccutane may be associated with slowing of growth when used in children before puberty. The use of It in children less than 12 years of age is not recommended.

Before you start to take it

You must tell your doctor if:

1. you have any allergies to any other medicines, foods, preservatives or dyes

Roaccutane capsules contain soya oil, which may contain traces of arachidic acid (a component of peanut oil)

2. you have or have had any other health problems or issues including:

• diabetes, or a history of diabetes in your family
• depression
• liver disease
• kidney disease
• lipid (cholesterol or triglyceride) disorder
• hormone disorder
• eye disorders
• stomach or bowel disease

3. you drink large amounts of alcohol.

If you have not told your doctor about any of the above, tell them before you start taking Roaccutane.

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Taking other medicines

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any other medicines, including any that you get without a prescription, from a pharmacy, supermarket or health food shop.

Some medicines may interfere with It. These include:

• tetracycline antibiotics
• vitamin A, or preparations containing vitamin A (including vitamin supplements)
• other medicines you are using to treat your acne
• the “mini-pill”, a progestogen-only oral contraceptive pill.

These medicines may be affected by Itor may affect how well it works. You may need to take different amounts of your medicine, or you may need to take different medicines. Your doctor will advise you.

Your doctor and pharmacist have more information on medicines to be careful with or avoid while taking It.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure about this list of medicines.

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How to take Roaccutane

How much to take

Follow all directions given to you by your doctor or pharmacist carefully. They may differ from the information contained in this leaflet.

Take Roaccutane exactly as your doctor has prescribed. Your doctor will tell you how many Itcapsules to take each day.

The dose will be calculated to suit your individual needs and your body weight. This dose may be adjusted during treatment when your doctor knows how you respond to It.

How to take it

Capsules should be swallowed whole with a glass of water or milk.

Do not open the capsules and do not take any capsules that are damaged.

When to take it

Roaccutane may be taken once or twice a day and must always be taken with food.

Female patients should wait until the 2nd or 3rd day of the next normal menstrual period before starting Roaccutane treatment. This helps ensure that you aren’t pregnant before you start taking Roaccutane.

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How long to take Roaccutane

Continue taking Roaccutane for as long as your doctor prescribes.

Acne treatment with Itwill usually last 4 to 8 months. In the first few weeks of treatment your acne may get a little worse before it gets better. Do not worry about this, it is a sign that Roaccutane is working.

At the end of this time your acne should have cleared up significantly. Most patients notice their skin condition continues to improve even after Ittreatment is finished.

Please note that Roaccutane cannot improve scars or pitting that were present before treatment started, but it will help prevent such skin damage in the future.

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If you forget to take Roaccutane

Do not try to make up for missed doses by taking an extra dose. This may increase the chance of getting an unwanted side effect.

If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the dose you missed and take the next dose when you are meant to.

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If you take too much Roaccutane (overdose)

Immediately telephone your doctor or Poisons Information Centre (telephone 13 11 26) for advice, or go to Accident and Emergency at your nearest hospital, if you think you or anyone else may have taken too much Roaccutane. Do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning. You may need urgent medical attention.

Signs of overdose include transient headache; vomiting; facial flushing; reddened, cracked lips; stomach pain; headache; dizziness and unsteady walking.

Keep telephone numbers for these places handy.

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While you are taking Roaccutane

Things you must do

If you become pregnant while taking Roaccutane, stop taking it and tell your doctor immediately.

Roaccutane can cause birth defects (damage to unborn babies). You must use strict birth control, starting at least 1 month before you begin taking Roaccutane, for the whole time you are taking Roaccutane and for 1 month after you finish taking It.

There is no known risk to males who wish to father children.

Tell all doctors, dentists and pharmacists who are treating you that you are taking Roaccutane.

Tell your doctor if, for any reason, you have not taken your medicine exactly as prescribed. Otherwise, your doctor may think that it was not effective and change your treatment unnecessarily.

Be sure to keep all of your appointments with your doctor so that your progress can be checked. Your doctor may ask you to have regular blood tests to monitor your liver function, blood sugar levels and blood cholesterol levels.

If you are intending to do a lot of heavy lifting or exercise, tell your doctor. Your muscles and joints may be more prone to tenderness or stiffness if you do a lot of heavy exercise while taking Roaccutane.

Things you must not do

Do not stop taking Roaccutane or change the dose without first checking with your doctor.

Do not let yourself run out of medicine over the weekend or on holidays.

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Things to be careful of

Be careful driving or operating machinery until you know how Roaccutane affects you. Normally Roaccutane would not affect your ability to drive a car or operate machinery. However, altered night vision and other visual disturbances may occur when taking Roaccutane. Make sure you know how you react to Roaccutane before you drive a car, operate machinery or do anything else that may be dangerous if your vision is affected.

Wearing contact lenses during treatment with Roaccutane may cause discomfort. Roaccutane may cause dry eyes. An eye lubricant or artificial tears, available from your pharmacist, should relieve this problem. Otherwise, you may temporarily need to wear your lenses for shorter periods or wear glasses instead.

Avoid excessive sun exposure and solariums and apply sunscreen whilst taking Roaccutane. Your skin may be more prone to sunburn while on Roaccutane.

Avoid waxing and dermabrasion whilst taking Roaccutane and for 5 to 6 months after stopping Roaccutane treatment. Your skin may be more sensitive while on Roaccutane. Waxing may cause dermatitis and dermabrasion may cause scarring during and for several months after Roaccutane treatment.

Avoid using facial peels, electrolysis and some hair treatments.

Your skin and hair may be more delicate during treatment and for a while after Roaccutane treatment.

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Side Effects

Roaccutane helps most people with acne but it may have unwanted side effects in a few people.

All medicines can have side effects. Sometimes they are serious, most of the time they are not. You may need medical treatment if you get some of the side effects.

Do not be alarmed by this list of possible side effects. You may not experience any of them.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist to answer any questions you may have.

Tell your doctor if you notice any of the following and they worry you:

• dryness of the lips, mouth, nose and skin
  A moisturiser or petroleum jelly can be used to soften the lining of the nose, lips and the skin areas not affected by the acne
• fragile skin
• change in colour of the skin
• peeling palms of the hands and soles of the feet
• itchy skin rash
• an increased susceptibility to sunburn
• flaring of acne, usually at the start of treatment
• sweating
• changes to the nails
• eye problems such as dry, sore, swollen or itchy eyes, discharge or trouble seeing at night
• sexual dysfunction including impaired sexual function in males, decreased libido and gynaecomastia
• nosebleeds
• tenderness or stiffness in your bones, joints or muscles
• tiredness
• headache
• hair loss (sometimes occurs and is usually temporary but in rare cases has persisted)
• excessive hairiness
• hoarseness

These side effects are usually mild and dose related. Most of them disappear completely in a few days to a few weeks after the dose of Roaccutane is lowered or stopped.

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Tell your doctor immediately if you experience any of the following:

• nausea
• vomiting
• persistent headache
• blurred vision or visual disturbances
• changes in your hearing or ringing in your ears
• severe upper stomach pain
• unexpected muscle pain, tenderness or weakness
• blood in stools or severe diarrhoea
• severe bruising
• sudden red, often itchy spots, similar to the rash of measles starting on the face, hands or feet. The spots may blister or change to flat round raised, red, pale-centred marks. You may also have a fever, sore throat, headache and/ or diarrhoea.
• painful red areas, that change to large blisters and end with peeling of layers of skin, that may occur on lips, mouth, eyes, nose and genitals. Those affected may have fever and chills, aching muscles and generally feel unwell.
• thinking, seeing or hearing things that are not real
• feeling depressed, with or without suicidal thoughts

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Symptoms of depression may include;

• feeling sad or having crying spells
• losing interest in activities you once enjoyed
• sleeping too much or having trouble sleeping
• changes in your appetite or body weight
• having trouble concentrating
• withdrawing from your friends or family
• feeling like you have no energy
• feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt

These may be serious side effects. You may need urgent medical attention. Serious side effects are rare.

This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. Others may occur in some people and there may be some side effects not yet known.

Tell your doctor if you notice anything else that is making you feel unwell, even if it is not on this list.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you don’t understand anything in this list.

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After taking Roaccutane

Storage

Keep your capsules in the blister pack until it is time to take them. If you take the capsules out of the packaging they will not keep as well.

Keep the blister pack in a cool dry place where the temperature stays below 25°C.

Do not store Roaccutane, or any other medicine, in a bathroom or near a sink.

Do not leave it in the car or on window sills. Heat and dampness can destroy some medicines.

Keep Roaccutane where young children cannot reach it. A locked cupboard at least one-and-a-half metres above the ground is a good place to store medicines.

Protect Roaccutane from light.

Disposal

If your doctor tells you to stop taking Roaccutane, or the capsules have passed their expiry date, ask your pharmacist what to do with any capsules that are left over.

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Product Description

Availability

Roaccutane is available as a 20 mg capsule in a pack of 60 capsules.

What Roaccutane looks like

Roaccutane 20 mg capsule is soft, oval, half brown-red and half opaque white in colour and has “ROA 20” printed on it.