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Taking Roaccutane, Normal Blood Test, High Liver Level. Should I Continue Medication?
hi their i wonder if you can help me i have been on roaccutane 20mg for the last 3 months now before i started the drug i had a blood test and everything was normal my Liver level was 132 I have been down to the doctors to see my gp about another problem I have and she spoke about my blood tests and my liver levels and increased to 142 I am going seeing my doctor in another 2 weeks please can you advise shall i still take the tablet
Fri, 29 Jan 2021
Hi,
You may need to stop the drug for a couple of weeks and retest LFT. Then decision can be taken whether to restart it or not.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Indranil Ghosh, Oncologist
You may need to stop the drug for a couple of weeks and retest LFT. Then decision can be taken whether to restart it or not.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Indranil Ghosh, Oncologist
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