Patients’ Knowledge and Information Needs about Isotretinoin Therapy Use in Jordan

Table 2

Patients’ knowledge about isotretinoin use.

Knowledge item	Yes	No
Isotretinoin can be used without prescription^†	23 (6.3%)	344 (93.7%)
Isotretinoin can be used for more than 6 months without stop^†	224 (61.0%)	143 (39.0%)
No need to have laboratory monitoring during isotretinoin use^†	16 (4.4%)	351 (95.6%)
Isotretinoin should be given with plenty of water to avoid dryness	363 (98.9%)	4 (1.1%)
Isotretinoin is recommended to be given with fatty meal	279 (76.0%)	88 (24.0%)
Isotretinoin is recommended to be used with sunblock	277 (75.4%)	90 (24.6%)
Isotretinoin can be used during pregnancy^†	8 (2.1%)	359 (97.9%)
Blood donation is allowed during isotretinoin therapy^†	6 (1.6%)	361 (98.4%)
Lactation is allowed during isotretinoin therapy^†	3 (0.8%)	364 (99.2%)

^†The correct answer is no.