Accutane Dosage and Timing of the day when taken

A couple questions:

I weigh about 130 lbs which translates into .5 mg per kilo=30 mg and 1
mg per kilo=60 mg.

My derm started me off on 40 mg once per day for a month.

This month I am taking 50 mg once per day for a month.

He said that it would be better to take the pills at 12 hour intervals
instead of 24 hour intervals .. yet he still prescribed me the once a
day of 50 mg.

Can someone clear me up on what is the best way to take accutane and
if once a day is fine? Or is it much better to take it twice a day
divided into two doses?

Also, how high should I be letting my derm prescribe me in mg? I think
he said eventually he may put me on 80 mg. Isn't that a lot??

Let me know.

This contains some info about dosage recommendations:
http://www.rocheusa.com/products/accutane/pi.pdf

I took accutane for a year and a half @ 40 + 20 mg a day. I am about
130lbs as well and had severe acne. I took my dosage all at once
allthough I noticed they do recommend splitting it up. It worked for
me, but my acne started coming back last year. I went back on it
again last year, and I cleared up with a much smaller dose and shorter
treatment period. The acne wasn't half as bad. I can't say you
shouldn't go over the recommended 60 mg for our body weight, cause I'm
not a doctor...but why don't you get a second medical opinion if you
aren't comfortable. Good luck!

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> A couple questions:
>
> I weigh about 130 lbs which translates into .5 mg per kilo=30 mg and 1
> mg per kilo=60 mg.
>
> My derm started me off on 40 mg once per day for a month.
>
> This month I am taking 50 mg once per day for a month.
>
> He said that it would be better to take the pills at 12 hour intervals
> instead of 24 hour intervals .. yet he still prescribed me the once a
> day of 50 mg.
>
> Can someone clear me up on what is the best way to take accutane and
> if once a day is fine? Or is it much better to take it twice a day
> divided into two doses?
>
> Also, how high should I be letting my derm prescribe me in mg? I think
> he said eventually he may put me on 80 mg. Isn't that a lot??
>
> Let me know.