depakote,birth defect, birth defects,generic, generic drug, granuflo, actos, AVANDIA, BIRTH DEFECT, BIRTH INJURY, FOSAMAX, ANDROGEL, LOW T, RISPERDAL, TRASYLOL, ACCUTANE, ACTOS, DEFECTIVE DRUG, DRUG INJURY, DEFECTIVE DRUG INJURY, YAZ, YASMIN, GIANVI, OCELLA, ZOLOFT, FEN PHEN, PAXIL,DEPAKOTE,topmax, celexa, lexapro, xarelto

Slater, Accutane, Hoffman-LaRoche, Inflammatory Bowel Disease


actos, AVANDIA, BIRTH DEFECT, BIRTH INJURY, FOSAMAX, ANDROGEL, LOW T, RISPERDAL, TRASYLOL, ACCUTANE, ACTOS, DEFECTIVE DRUG, DRUG INJURY, DEFECTIVE DRUG INJURY, YAZ, YASMIN, GIANVI, OCELLA, ZOLOFT, FEN PHEN, PAXIL,DEPAKOTE,topmax, celexa, lexapro, xareltoSlater, Accutane, Hoffman-LaRoche, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) & Crohn’s Disease: A recent case in the United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania recently ruled on a motion to remand.

Slater, Accutane, Hoffman-LaRoche, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) & Crohn’s Disease case documents what many accutane prescription drug users may be experiencing today – potential inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s Disease or other problem from the use of the acne drug accutane. The court ruled on the motion.

To find out more on the case, see Case No. 10-6956 – March 24, 2011.

A brief summary of the facts include:

  • Beginning in the fall of 2002, plaintiff was prescribed and began using Accutane for acne treatment. 
  • Plaintiff filled his Accutane prescriptions at Walgreens pharmacy, which provided him with WKH-prepared patient education monographs (“monographs”) containing Accutane drug information and warnings. 
  • After using Accutane for the period of time prescribed by his physician, plaintiff “experienced several adverse health effects culminating in a diagnosis of colitis and ulcerative colitis.”

ACCUTANE

Accutane (isotretinoin) is a drug that was developed by Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. for treating severe cystic (nodular) acne. Accutane is also marketed under the names Roaccutane, Amnesteem, Claravis and Sotret. Accutane is known as a retinoid, and is a synthetic form of Vitamin A. Accutane was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1982.

Accutane Health Concerns

According to many reviews and reports, Accutane treatment may have a number of long term and serious side effects, including:

For more on Accutane, please follow this link


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