Expect Questions About Sexual Dysfunction and Isotretinoin

January 2025

Health Canada will expand warnings of sexual dysfunction with isotretinoin products (Accutane, etc)...due to a new safety review.

Health Canada already added warnings of erectile dysfunction to isotretinoin product monographs in 2016 and 2017.

But a new safety review shows that broader symptoms of sexual dysfunction may occur, including reduced sex drive and vaginal dryness...and some symptoms may persist even after the med is stopped.

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