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Accutane acne medication is reported to have severe side effects including increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), birth defects, depression and suicide. Recently, Health Canada warned about a risk of serious skin reactions. These Accutane side effects have resulted in lawsuits being filed against the manufacturers of the Accutane medication... - FDA Needs To Ban Accutane
Sep-20-06 Austin, TX: Unfortunately hundreds of parents already know that Accutane can cause some teenagers to commit suicide. But new evidence of a link between the acne drug and depression in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology , will hopefully put an end to the years of claims by Hoffman-LaRoche that its drug is not responsible for the suicides. Scien... - Roche puts Accutane profits over Lives of Consumers
Aug-31-06 In 1985, Accutane's package insert directed at doctors first mentioned reports of depression in patients taking the acne drug, which means that more than 20 years ago, Hoffman-LaRoche at least suspected there might be a risk of depression and suicide by persons taking the drug. However, Roche's financial records show that the company is not about to let a... - Accutane: Depression, Suicide and Degenerative Diseases
Feb-7-08 Chicago, IL The tendency of some patients to become depressed and to exhibit suicidal behavior while taking Accutane (isotretinoin), is once again in the limelight. Friday, former Chicago Bull's cheerleader Kim Smith filed a lawsuit against Hoffmann-La Roche, the manufacturer of Accutane, in which she claims Accutane left her in a dark depression... - Accutane still a Top Seller for Hoffman-LaRoche
Aug-25-06 Accutane, manufactured by Hoffman-LaRoche, was FDA approved in 1982, only to treat the most severe form of acne. Yet by 1998, the medication was the company's second-largest-selling drug, with about $800 million in sales. Accutane (Isotretinoin) entered the market in the US in 1982, and has been at the center of one firestorm after another ever since. It... - Pulled From the Market, Accutane Still Available Nonetheless
Nov-5-12 Washington, DC While Accutane is no longer actively marketed in the US following its revocation by manufacturer Roche Holding AG a few years ago Accutane, associated with Accutane Ulcerative Colitis , IS still available. That little tidbit comes courtesy of a news release announcing action by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and its efforts to... - The Heartbreak and Tragedy of Accutane Side Effects
Mar-8-13 Manchester, UK When Accutane manufacturer Hoffman La-Roche Inc. (Roche) weighed mounting lawsuits in the US over allegations of Accutane Ulcerative Colitis and other adverse events, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant withdrew Accutane from the US market, citing the need to make the most appropriate business decision. Roche did not pull Accutane due to alle... - At the Height of Accutane Controversy, a Suicide Death
Jan-15-11 New York, NY It's been more than a year since Accutane was taken off the market in the US by manufacturer Hoffmann-La Roche, ostensibly due to the cost of defending an increasing number of lawsuits alleging Accutane inflammatory bowel disease . Last year a former Accutane user was awarded $25.1 million after suing the manufacturer, and there are reporte... - Accutane - Another Case of Too Little Too Late
Apr-12-06 Accutane is prescribed to treat a type of severe acne called nodular acne which causes red, swollen, tender lumps to form under the skin. Accutane is supposed to be used only when all other treatments, including antibiotics, have failed. The treatment usually lasts 4 or 5 months, at a cost of about $3000, including lab tests and doctor's visits. The drug... - Accutane and Depression—Jury Still Out?
Jul-6-12 Mobile, AL Like countless teens, Matthew was prescribed Accutane to treat acne. He had no idea his prescription came with side effects such as Accutane Ulcerative Colitis or Accutane inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Nor did he know that Accutane acne medication was associated with depression until years after he stopped taking it. “My mum to... - Accutane Lawsuits: The Importance of the Statute of Limitations
Oct-20-10 Newark, NJ When it comes to lawsuits involving Accutane side effects , which include a risk of Accutane inflammatory bowel disease, the statute of limitations is a highly-contentious issue. One lawsuit, however, recently dealt with the issue of Accutane acne medication statute of limitations, opening the door for more Accutane medication lawsuits to be... - Accutane: Slipping Through the Cracks Everywhere
Feb-12-08 Salt Lake City, UT All things considered, we would be better off without Accutane. Since its introduction in 1982, the "last resort" acne medication from Roche Pharmaceuticals has been linked to terrible birth defects including hydrocephaly (excess fluid around the brain), microcephaly (unnaturally small head size), heart defects, cleft lip, missing ea... - Double Whammy: Accutane Bowel Problems and Depression
Nov-5-13 Lake Placid, NY Tony’s son was prescribed Accutane for six months just before it was pulled off the market in 2009. He now suffers from ulcerative colitis and depression. Tony has anger issues that might be helped to some degree by filing an Accutane lawsuit. “When I found out that doctors and the FDA knew about Accutane and its link to depressi... - Accutane Bowel Disease Settlement
Newark, NJ: (Jun-19-07) Andrew McCarrell, 36, filed a lawsuit against the makers of Accutane, Roche, after undergoing multiple surgeries, including having his colon removed, after taking the drug in 1995. A New Jersey Superior Court jury recently awarded over $2.5 million to the Alabama man who claimed that the company's acne drug caused his inflammatory b... - Accutane Down the Toilet
Oct-13-13 Grand Blanc, MI The acne treatment drug Accutane has been linked to a litany of side effects, from depression to bowel problems. The latter seems to be the most common, and also a serious side effect. It can lead to Accutane inflammatory bowel disease, Accutane Crohn’s Disease and Accutane Ulcerative Colitis - cause for concern for Cindy. And th... - Canadian Television Producer the Face of Accutane Lawsuit
Feb-8-13 London, ON A Canadian television producer who was prescribed Accutane at age 17 to control her acne, is now left to deal with the chronic illness Accutane Ulcerative Colitis . Two surgeries and the removal of her colon later, “it’s been devastating,” Jennifer Twamley says. “I wish I had never taken the drug.” Twamley has... - Accutane Victim and His Physician Link Drug to Depression
Apr-4-14 Vancouver, BC While most Accutane lawsuits and settlements involve Ulcerative Colitis and inflammatory bowel disease allegedly caused by the drug Accutane. The acne drug has also been associated with severe depression and suicidal tendencies. Michael believes Accutane caused his psychological problems, and so does his psychiatrist. Michael was ove... - New Jersey Supreme Court Finds for Accutane IBD Plaintiff
Mar-4-12 Trenton, NJ Kamie Kendall was besieged with Accutane Ulcerative Colitis . Only she didn't draw the potential connection to Accutane right away. Nonetheless, the acne medication that is no longer marketed in the US by Hoffman-LaRoche (Roche) has been linked to Accutane inflammatory bowel disease. Kendall was first prescribed the acne medication in Jan... - Accutane Bowel Problems—Adequate Warning?
Apr-4-15 Seattle, WA Shawn took Accutane for almost two years, and it did clear up his skin. However, in 2009, four years after stopping the acne treatment drug, he was diagnosed with “moderate to severe” Ulcerative Colitis - the same year Roche took Accutane off the market. “I would rather deal with the worst case of acne than live with this... - Celebrity Worried About Accutane Birth Defects
Jun-20-14 Hollywood, CA Singer Toni Braxton recently penned in her memoir that she took Accutane while she was pregnant and the possible birth defects associated with the acne medication was one reason she had an abortion. The 46-year-old Grammy award-winner said she had an abortion 10 years ago, according to The Raw Story (May 24, 2014). She also wonders...