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drug_recall accutaneAccutane has been controversial because of the serious and, arguably deadly, adverse effects some information on Accutane has been linked to. A high number of Accutane lawsuits have been filed over the years, as more information about Accutane has revealed that not all patients were warned about the serious effects that the medication could cause. While Accutane maker, Hoffman-La Roche, has maintained over the years that the information on Accutane fails to show a relationship between the drug and psychiatric effects, the number of lawsuits and reports linking it to just that remains.
Accutane has been on the market for over two decades yet the information on Accutane still fuels the debate on how safe the powerful acne medication is for teenagers. There are also other dangerous effects of Accutane such as birth defects that were controversial as well since Hoffman-La Roche actually had information on Accutane, showing the fetal death and birth defects that could occur among women using Accutane. Though the drug was FDA approved in 1982, the information on Accutane was not known.
It wasn’t until 2000 that SMART, a program that aimed at preventing fetal death and birth defects in women using Accutane, implemented. Information on Accutane shows that a 1998 FDA memo recommended that "active consideration of removal of Accutane from the market." The FDA simply, felt that the company had not used good faith in making sure women had all of the necessary information on Accutane regarding birth defects.
Thirty-six-year-old Andrew McCarrell of Moody, Alabama was awarded $119,000 for his past medical expenses and $2.5 million in compensatory damages to cover his future medical costs and for pain and suffering in a jury verdict awarded yesterday. His law...
A new study warns that approximately one in three patients who took the acne drug Accutane experienced a rise in cholesterol levels and more than 40 percent showed increased levels of triglycerides, or blood fats—a higher percentage than what previous ...
Ever since Accutane made its 1982 U.S. debut, intended to treat severe forms of acne that failed to respond to other treatments, it has been the source of medical and regulatory controversy. Now, a Florida lawsuit against Accutane drugmaker Hoffmann-L...