That’s when Dr. Rabach recommended Accutane. It’s actually the generic drug isotretinoin, but still commonly referred to by ...

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If the diagnosis is mild, doctors usually go with topical cream and oral medicines; if not, they use Accutane – the brand name for isotretinoin – which Tang described as the “big gun”.