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Can Acutret Be Given To A Child For Treatment Of Skin Rashes?

i have 4yrs 9 months girl baby. she had rashes and one dermetologist suggested acutret 5mg. she is 18 kg. i am afraid to start the dosage as i read the warning given in the tablets. is there any food restrictions when she take acutret ? kindly suggest
Tue, 28 Oct 2014
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Although it is difficult to comment whether Acutret (isotretinoin) needs to be given for rash, I would probably not have prescribed it. The dosage is proper and you need not worry. Do not worry about the warning labels as doctors might have a different thing in mind while prescribing and that correlation might not be apparent to you. No food restrictions needed.

For skin rashes, I would probably have prescribed calamine lotion and some antiallergic like fexofenadine for 3-4 days.
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Can Acutret Be Given To A Child For Treatment Of Skin Rashes?

Although it is difficult to comment whether Acutret (isotretinoin) needs to be given for rash, I would probably not have prescribed it. The dosage is proper and you need not worry. Do not worry about the warning labels as doctors might have a different thing in mind while prescribing and that correlation might not be apparent to you. No food restrictions needed. For skin rashes, I would probably have prescribed calamine lotion and some antiallergic like fexofenadine for 3-4 days.