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Fri-06-11-2015, 02:05 AM
I'm rather inclined to agree it more likely to be because the dose you are taking is just over half that it has taken to be effective in the past, whilst what Kat has said is true that the efficacy varies very slightly, it's hardly likely to be the reason it's not working this time.
I think you have answered your own question that the lower dose has not worked in the past, what makes your dermatologist think it will work now.
If I were you I would return to the dermatologist and ask to be put in the higher dose that worked before 35mg if that doesn't clear the psoriasis, then wonder if it's because it's a generic drug, or just your body has stopped responding to acetretin, in which case it will then be time to move to a different treatment
I think you have answered your own question that the lower dose has not worked in the past, what makes your dermatologist think it will work now.
If I were you I would return to the dermatologist and ask to be put in the higher dose that worked before 35mg if that doesn't clear the psoriasis, then wonder if it's because it's a generic drug, or just your body has stopped responding to acetretin, in which case it will then be time to move to a different treatment