News tagged with 'Accutane'

On Tuesday, attorneys urged a three-judge panel to allow testimony from their chief witness, a Michigan gastroenterologist, whose testimonial is fundamental to their argument showing a connection between the anti-acne drug Accutane and inflammatory bowel disease.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials warned lawmakers at a congressional investigative committee hearing Wednesday that placing new restrictions on Hoffman-La Roche Inc.'s acne medication Accutane may increase illegal Internet sales as well as black market purchases in Mexico. Lawmakers are seeking new li

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a congressional hearing this week over the safety of Roche Holding AG's Accutane acne medication. The committee, which has scheduled interviews with Roche and U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials as well as several medical experts, plans to focus on the

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Roche have revised the warnings and precautions sections for the acne medication Accutane. Aggressive and/or violent behaviors have been added to the list of events that Accutane may cause, based on post-marketing safety reports. A new table has been attached to clarify those

Drug maker Hoffman-La Roche recently triumphed in the first trial involving the acne medication Accutane, which has been linked to suicide in patients. Carla Gray, 38, alleged she became severely depressed after using Accutane for several years, a psychological effect that she claimed eventually destroyed her marriage

An international government watchdog organization has asked British health officials to immediately ban the acne medication Roaccutane because of its link to patient suicides. A spokesperson for the International Roaccutane Action Group (IRAG) told members of the Medicines Control Agency (MCA) last week that the drug,

The mother of Charles Bishop, the 15-year-old pilot who committed suicide on January 5 by flying a stolen Cessna into a Tampa high rise, says Accutane is responsible for her son's death. Julie Bishop recently told reporters in an interview that because her son had shown no signs of depression before the crash, "the on

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Roche Pharmaceuticals have imposed new restrictions on prescription policies for the acne drug Accutane. Because the medication has been linked to severe birth defects in newborns, the new rules, which went into effect Wednesday, are designed to prevent pregnant women fr

Toxicology reports revealed that Charles Bishop, the 15-year-old pilot who committed suicide on January 5 by flying a stolen Cessna into a Tampa high rise, had not taken Accutane prior to his death. Accutane, used in the treatment of resistant nodular cystic, the most severe form of acne, has been linked to suicide an

Charles Bishop, the 15-year-old St. Petersburg boy who took his life last weekend by flying a single-engine Cessna into a Tampa high rise, may have been using a high-powered acne medication linked to suicide and depression. While searching Bishop's home Tuesday, authorities found a prescription for Accutane, a drug us

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today is advising consumers and health care providers about significant changes to the Accutane risk management program for pregnancy prevention. The new program is called S.M.A.R.T. (System to Manage Accutane Related Teratogenicity). S.M.A.R.T. was developed in consultation with

Despite strong warnings that Accutane can cause severe birth defects, women are still getting pregnant while taking the acne drug. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found that the symbol used on Accutane packaging to warn patients of potential birth defects is often misunderstood. Between 1

Accutane, Roche Pharmaceutical's acne drug, was first approved by the federal government in 1982. Accutane has proved very effective in treating stubborn forms of acne. However, some Accutane patients are beginning to question the drug's impact on their emotional state. Acne sufferer Lynn Bell has used Accutane thre

On December 4, 2000 a congressional hearing was held in Washington, D.C. on the adverse side effects associated with the popular acne drug Accutane. The hearing, titled "Is Teen Acne Drug Linked to Depression and Suicide?" was called by lawmakers who have become concerned over growing reports that Accutane may cause d