Yesterday I had my second month appointment and the doctor boosted me up to 60 mg a day. However, she said that the manufacturer that made the 30 mg Zenatane was not manufacturing that dosage for the next 2-3 months. So, she said I should take 40 mg one day, then 80 mg another day and wrote the prescription that way.
When I went to the pharmacy, and the pharmacist would only give me one box of 40 mg pills (30-day supply). He said if he gave me two boxes that would be more than my 30-day supply required, and that was against the law. The irony is that he had plenty of 30-day supplies of 30 mg boxes but he couldn't give me that because that wasn't how the prescription was written. So now I only have a 20-day supply!
Did anyone ever go in early and get only a 10-day supply?
Umm I'd say your pharmacist goofed up . I have two boxes of 40mg for 30 days. Taking 1 40mg capsule twice a day for a total of 80mg a day. So if I wanted (but why would I?), I could take one 40mg a day and would have a 60 day supply. Not against the law to be distributed that way. You need to call your dermatologist to clarify the prescription with your pharmacist.
Umm I'd say your pharmacist goofed up .
You're so right! I just called the Accutane coordinator in my doctor's office, and she said he could've taken medication out from another 40 mg box and get me up to the 30-day supply that way. So I will take another pregnancy test in 20 days, and they'll call in a month's prescription then.
Thanks for the reply! 🙂