accutane via private derm in the uk

On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 03:09:00 -0000, "Random" <moobradbury DeleteThis @hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi. I was in ur situation a bit ago. Im only 21 tho. My doctor put me on
>oxytetracycline, then erythromyocin and have been on it for adges. then i
>requested to go see a derm. Doctor got me appointment but in UK waiting list
>is flippin adges if ur on NHS and not private. Adges as in a good 3 months.
>Anyhow iv seen derm and he said i can go on accutane. But cos not been
>taking anything iv gotta take erythromyocin for 2 months to get my system
>ready for accutane. Anyhow i go get perscribed accutane on the 25tho of this
>months. So the who process to get accutane for me in the UK has been nearly
>6 months. A very long time. Going private is alot quiker but u still need to
>wait for ur blood results. Prob would only take about a month is went
>private!!
>
>Good luck
>

thanks and good luck to you too
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I feel for you fella.
Took 4 months for me to get to see a dermatologist (here in
Morecambe). And so I begun treatment January 2003, but as
extraordinarily effective as it was, my acne has begun to return. And
so I called the dermatology department at the local hospital
requesting another appointment. They informed me that I'd since been
discharged and would have to go through the whole tortuous referral
process again. I visited the GP to request a referral, but she so
wisely informed me that my acne wasn't severe and that antibiotics
would do the trick. I took tetracycline in combination with topical
benzoyl peroxide at age 16 and it did near nothing.

So I've arranged to see a dermatologist in Belgium (where my parents
reside) next Friday. It appears that only the wealthy are able to get
decent healthcare in the UK.

If I were in your position I'd seriously consider self-medicating.
There are a variety of online outlets that sell isotretinoin, and you
could visit your GP on a monthly basis to demand a blood test, just to
ensure that the triglycerides and cholesterol aren't affected by the
treatment.

Best of luck.

cheese <cheese RemoveThis @it.xxx> wrote in message news:<4snn20hokcrupark8lsjvf3ai3ccf9osec RemoveThis @4ax.com>...
> how easy/hard is to get accutane in the uk with a private derm?
> i'm utterly fed up with acne now i'm 30 and still have persistent mild
> acne (major flareup last week).
> my doctor seems not to care, despite the fact that it stopped working
> he keeps trying to push me back on to oxytetracycline.
> seems he just gives me the cheapest drug just to keep me away for a
> few months.
>
> i have £6000 saved in the bank, so how likely is it i could get a
> private derm to put me on accutane and how would i go about it, do i
> just need the doctor to refer me to a private derm?
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If you ask your GP to refer you to a private derm, it will be about three to
four weeks before you get an appointment.
If you ask you GP to arrange blood tests prior to seeing your derm, in
anticipation of Roaccutane, that will prevent the usual delay while test
results come back to your derm.

Have your treatment history to hand and ASK for Roaccutane. Sign the forms,
pay your cash, collect the drug and start your course the next day.

A full course will cost around £1200-£1500, including consultation fees,
drug expense and possible testing. Your GP should be able to do the blood
work on the NHS though. At present, the usual cost of 60 x 20mg Roaccutane
privately is between £90-£120 depending on the pharmacy mark-up.
I've paid as little as £60 for 60 x 20mg, but that was through a professor
who was licensed to hold his own stocks.

(I now get free Roaccutane as I've been referred back into the NHS after
spending £2000 privately, but I take it all the time on a maintenance dose
level)

Your GP shouldn't mind referring you to a private consultant, as they
receive a referral fee......

"cheese" <cheese.TakeThisOut@it.xxx> wrote in message
news:4snn20hokcrupark8lsjvf3ai3ccf9osec@4ax.com...
> how easy/hard is to get accutane in the uk with a private derm?
> i'm utterly fed up with acne now i'm 30 and still have persistent mild
> acne (major flareup last week).
> my doctor seems not to care, despite the fact that it stopped working
> he keeps trying to push me back on to oxytetracycline.
> seems he just gives me the cheapest drug just to keep me away for a
> few months.
>
> i have £6000 saved in the bank, so how likely is it i could get a
> private derm to put me on accutane and how would i go about it, do i
> just need the doctor to refer me to a private derm?
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