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Accutane

Accutane

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A medicine from a doctor for very bad acne
  • proper noun
  • /ˈæk.jʊ.teɪn/
  • Specialized
: Accutane
  • And, you know, on Accutane, people don't know, but you get super sunburnt.
  • Accutane for acne
  • take Accutane
  • oral Accutane

This is going to clear your pimples like nothing has worked for me besides Accutane.

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Examples

  • I had really, really bad acne and I had to go on Accutane and I'm so self-conscious about it.

  • As for Accutane and thalidomide, if Avandia is ever that restricted, I agree, there'd be no point in doing anything but let things take their course.

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  • But I was dry for years after Accutane, like for a couple years.

  • Oh Accutane, I don't really want to go on that unless I really have to deal with it.

  • So finally, actually, if I do this third round of Accutane and I stay on my birth control, my skin will not ever break out again.

  • You're not supposed to like be dying your hair on Accutane or else your hair could fall out like whatever.

  • This is like the first intense Accutane dryness peeling I've ever had.

  • Cue a rambunctious senior with a bottle of Accutane hanging out of her backpack approaching my table this afternoon.

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  • As Product Director at Roche, he was responsible for strategic/tactical planning, business development, marketing, and promotional activities for the diversified product portfolio, which was comprised of 16 different brands, including Xenical, Rocephin, and Accutane.

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  • For severe, stubborn acne, dermatologists can prescribe Accutane, which shuts down oil production in the body.

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Etymology

Accutane is a brand name for a prescription drug used to treat severe acne. A helpful way to remember it is to see Accu- as a hint at 'acne' and the ending -tane as a medical-sounding ending, so the name points to a strong acne treatment.