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accutane birth defects
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WASHINGTON - It's about to get tougher to buy the acne drug Accutane, as the government imposes a last-ditch effort to prevent birth defects caused by the skin-clearing pills. Starting at year's end, thousands of Accutane users plus doctors who prescribe it and stores that sell it must enroll in a national registry that ensures they understand all the drug's risks, and take special steps to avoid the most notorious one, Accutane-damaged pregnancies.
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WASHINGTON -- Every patient given the acne drug Accutane must be enrolled in a national registry as part of major new steps to prevent pregnancy among women using the birth defect-causing medicine, government advisers said Friday. The registry system would mandate that women cannot get their monthly supply of Accutane without a negative pregnancy test, and that they be told to use two forms of contraception while taking the drug.
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Warnings about possible birth defects that accompanied the acne drug Accutane were adequate as a matter of law, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled. The plaintiff was a 24-year-old married woman who was prescribed Accutane. Because of the risks involved if a woman of child-bearing age take the medication, the manufacturer, Roche Laboratories, developed a Pregnancy Prevention Program for physicians to use while discussing Accutane with their patients.
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Accutane and birth defects Every patient given the acne drug Accutane must be enrolled in a national registry as part of major new steps to prevent pregnancy among women using the birth defect-causing medicine, government advisers said Friday.
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A child's claims for pre-birth injuries allegedly suffered as the result of her mother's taking the acne medication Accutane aren't barred by the wrongful life or learned intermediary doctrines, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled. The plaintiff was born with severe cognitive and physical birth defects requiring life-long care after her mother took Accutane during a several-month period which overlapped with her first eight weeks of pregnancy.
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CHICAGO Accutane, the powerful acne drug already known to cause birth defects, seems to raise the risk for potential heart and liver problems more than doctors had expected, a new study found. The findings came from lab tests on 13,772 patients taking the popular acne drug and underscore the need to closely monitor people taking isotretinoin, which is sold as Accutane and in three generic versions. Abnormal results for cholesterol and liver function were more common than expected.
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WASHINGTON -- Federal drug regulators Friday announced tough new regulations for the use of the acne drug Accutane in the hope that the rules would reduce the hundreds of miscarriages, abortions and birth defects associated with the drug each year. The regulations require doctors, pharmacists and patients to register in a database before Accutane or its generic counterparts can be prescribed or dispensed. In addition, female patients capable of bearing children must take two pregnancy tests and use two forms of birth control to get the drug. And doctors and pharmacists must confirm that these requirements have been met.
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...Charges Accutane Caused Teen to Become Psychotic and . Crash Plane ... also is a known teratoger associated with birth defects and miscarriages. (2) . In 1993, Dr. P. Br...
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CHICAGO Accutane, the powerful acne drug already known to cause birth defects, seems to raise the risk for potential heart and liver problems more than doctors had expected, according to a new study. The findings came from lab tests on 13,772 patients taking the popular acne drug and underscore the need to closely monitor people taking isotretinoin, which is sold as Accutane and in three generic versions. Abnormal results for cholesterol and liver function were more common than expected.
