Emtenani S et al.
- May 2024 - International Journal of Dermatology - org/10.1111/ijd.17225
The study involves 79,012 acne patients on isotretinoin therapy putia compared with 79,012 acne patients treated with oral antibiotics, and although it reveals a higher risk of hypertriglyceridemia and hypertransaminasemia in the isotretinoin-treated group than in the antibiotic-treated group, overall it was a low risk (0.4 percent and 0.2 percent respectively) and limited to the first three months of therapy.
The authors conclude that among the laboratory tests, the only ones that deserve to be checked before the start of therapy and at the third month are triglycerides and transaminases.