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Do i take accutane with hot or cold food?

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Regular meal: It is best to take Isotretinoin with a general meal that has some amount of fat content. The medication is best absorbed with fat, so any meal that has some component of fat content - some butter on toast or bread, a piece of cheese, peanut or almond butter, egg, etc. Are all examples that would work well.

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Answered 8/25/2020

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