indications
Last reviewed 04/2023
The indications include:
- nodulocystic acne
- moderate acne - not responding to at least two courses of antibiotics for three months at an appropriate dosage (1)
- patients whose acne causes scarring (2)
- high sebum production
- patients where the psychological effects of acne would be severe
Reference
- 1. Prescriber 2006; 14(22):44-55.
- 2. James W.D. Acne. NEJM 2005; 352:1463-1472