Accutane is a potent medication as a treatment of acne. With 4-5 months of Accutane treatment, it can clear out nearly all types of acne. Usually doctor will prescribe Accutane if other treatments of acne failed. It is used for scarring acne and long term acne which resists antibiotics already. Accutane is derivative of vitamin A, so if you take a lot of vitamin A which can bring the similar effect. But don't take any vitamin A while you are taking Accutane. Accutane is a powerful medicine, so with benefits it also can bring us many side effects too. Common side effects of oral Accutane include dryness of eyes, eye irritation, skin infection, joint pain, dry nose, dry mouth, dry skin, nose bleeding, and rash and so on. There are some rare cases of side effects from Accutane, including pink eye, tinnitus, stroke, depression, and cataract and etc. There are really too many side effects that Accutane might bring, yet it is still safer than long-term antibiotics usage. But Accutane is a naturally occurred in body from vitamin in blood, so our body could get rid of Accutane within nine days after stopping usage of Accutane. It is really rare case to get pink eye from Accutane, but it is not necessary to worry about it. If possible, you can consider apply some saline solution and compress for your affected eyes.
