Accutane Access Now Easier With Changes to iPledge
Accutane prescriptions might now be a little easier for women to fill. The government announced some changes Wednesday designed to ease access to the drug. A program entitled iPledge-a risk...
View ArticleAccutane Injury Results in $10.5 Million Judgment
A woman who said she developed ulcerative colitis from taking Accutane was awarded $10.5 million by a New Jersey jury yesterday. It was the third of 425 Accutane lawsuits alleging that Accutane...
View ArticleMany Popular Drugs Linked to Suicide
Suicide is common in the US, representing the fourth leading cause of death for those aged 18 to 65 and the third leading cause for those aged 15 to 24. Add to those figures the complexity of...
View ArticleStudy Links Accutane to Depression
The active ingredient in the acne drug Accutane— known generically as isotretinoin—more than doubles the risk of depression, according to a recent study. The study is the first controlled...
View ArticleRoche Loses Fourth Accutane Trial, Ordered to Pay 3 IBD Victims $12.9 Million
The maker of Accutane has been ordered to pay nearly $13 million to three people who said the acne medication caused them to develop inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).  The verdict in the New Jersey...
View ArticleAvandia Linked with Increased Risk of Death, Heart Attacks
According to a study published in a recent issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, the diabetes drug rosiglitazone maleate—also known as Avandia—may increase the risk of certain cardiovascular...
View ArticleAccutane Pulled from Market Amid Lawsuits, Increased Generic Competition
Accutane is being pulled from the market by its maker, Roche AG. According to the Associated Press, Roche said the Accutane recall decision  was made for economic rather than safety reasons. But as...
View ArticleSerious Skin Reactions Reported in Accutane Patients
Accutane has been associated with severe, and possibly fatal, skin reactions, including erythema multiforme [EM], Stevens-Johnson syndrome [SJS] and toxic epidermal necrolysis [TEN], according to a...
View ArticleAccutane Victim Awarded Millions
A massive $25.16 million judgment has been awarded by a New Jersey jury to an Alabama man who filed suit against Hoffman-La Roche Inc., the pharmaceutical company that manufactures Accutane. Andrew...
View ArticleAccutane Settlement in Illinois Lawsuit
Roche Laboratories Inc. and Hoffman-LaRoche Inc., makers of acne drug Accutane, just settled a lawsuit that was pending for seven years. A man alleging Accutane caused his inflammatory bowel disease...
View ArticleActor Claims Accutane IBD Ended Career
Actor John Marshall has filed suit against Roche AG, the maker of Accutane. The 43-year-old Marshall, who played U.S. Marine Louden Downey in the 1992 hit movie “A Few Good Men,†claims he...
View Article400+ Accutane Lawsuits Filed in Past Two Months
More than 400 Accutane lawsuits alleging the acne drug caused a variety of side effects, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, have been filed in a New...
View ArticleAccutane Puts Users At Risk For Intestinal Disorders
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)—Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s disease—are some of the dangerous side effects linked to Accutane. In 2005, the Accutane label was modified to warn that IBD had...
View ArticleAccutane, Acne, Suicide Linked in New Study
A new Accutane study out of Sweden has linked the controversial acne drug to an increased risk of suicide. The study’s findings support increased mental health monitoring of patients for up to a year...
View ArticleAccutane Bowel Lawsuits in New Jersey Mass Tort Top 2400
There are now 2,441 Accutane inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) lawsuits pending in a New Jersey mass tort litigation that began five years ago. Over the fall, more than 800 lawsuits were filed in the...
View ArticleSOL Clock on Drug Lawsuit Doesn’t Start with FDA Warnings, NJ Court Rules
The New Jersey Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warnings about the dangers of prescription drugs do not always “start the clock” on the statute of...
View ArticleAccutane Associated with Double Risk of Eye Disorders
A new study has associated the acne medication Accutane (isotretinoin) with an increased chance of developing some form of eye disorder. According to a report from HealthDay News, researchers at Tel...
View ArticleTwo Accutane Users Awarded $9 Million Each in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Lawsuit
A New Jersey jury has ordered the maker of Accutane to pay a total of $18 million to two people who developed inflammatory bowel diseases while using the drug. According to a report from Bloomberg...
View ArticleJury Orders Roche to Pay $1.5 Million to Accutane User for IBD
A woman who developed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) after taking Hoffman-LaRoche’s acne drug Accutane, has been awarded more than $1.5 million in compensatory damages and medical expenses. This was...
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