Changes to Isotretinoin Prescribing 2023 – FAQs
This FAQ page has been developed to help healthcare professionals (HCPs) understand the new regulatory position on isotretinoin prescribing. Before reading these FAQs, you should read the Commission on Human Medicines’ (CHM) Isotretinoin Implementation Advisory Expert Working Group (IIAEWG) report.
For queries and feedback relating to the principles of these regulatory changes, please email the MHRA directly (info@mhra.gov.uk). For queries and feedback relating to the documents and tools produced by the BAD to support members in implementing these regulatory changes please email the BAD’s Clinical Standards Unit (clinicalstandards@bad.org.uk).
General Questions
Prescribing isotretinoin for under-18s
Pregnancy Prevention
Counselling and Communicating Risks
Assessment and Monitoring
Patients experiencing possible side effects with isotretinoin treatment
Private practice