U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and ResearchSkip navigation

CDER - Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Logo

Drug Information

CDER Home Site Information Comments and Feedback What's New CDER Navigation Bar

CDER ArchivesSpecific AudiencesCDER CalendarRegulatory InformationDrug InformationAbout CDERSide Navigational Buttons

Accutane (Isotretinoin)

Do Not Buy Accutane Over the Internet

  • You should not buy Accutane over the Internet because you will bypass important safeguards designed to protect your health (and the health of others).
  • Accutane has special safety restrictions on how it is distributed to the public. Also, drugs purchased from foreign Internet sources are not the FDA-approved versions of the drugs, and they are not subject to FDA-regulated manufacturing controls or FDA inspection of manufacturing facilities. 

To learn more about buying drugs safely, please see 


totop.gif (1525 bytes) Back to Top   Back Drug Info Page

FDA/Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Last Updated: October 4, 2004
Originator: OTCOM/DLIS
HTML by SJW, PKS