Accutane News Archive

Study Links Accutane to Depression
-NewsInferno.com
05/31/2008- 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 investigation to find a statistically significant link between Accutane and depression, Dr Anick Berard, from CHU Sainte-Justine Research Centre in Montreal, and colleagues, state in a report in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.  More>>>

Acne drug linked to depression
-Reuters Health
05/27/2008- NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Use of isotretinoin, the active ingredient in the acne drug Accutane, apparently more than doubles the risk of depression, according to results of a study. More>>>

The mystery of medications linked to suicide:
-msnbc.com
05/07/2008- When Kate Miller of Queensbury, N.Y., filled a new allergy drug prescription for her 15-year-old son, Cody, last July, she hoped it would improve his bothersome allergy symptoms. Now, Miller is wondering whether a possible side effect of the drug, Singulair, caused Cody — who she describes as a happy, athletic teenager — to take his own life about a month later. More>>>

Accutane News – Case 1, 2 and 3 - $7m, $2.6m and now $10.5m
-Lawyers and Settlements
05/04/2008- Accutane is as drug for treating severe acne. There are important and significant side-effects disclosed on the written warning. One side effect caused by ingesting Accutane is ulcerative colitis. A New Jersey state court jury awarded a 24 year old woman $10.5 million for compensatory damages. They Court did not allow the jury to consider punitive damages or consumer fraud issues. More>>>

Ennis & Ennis, P.A. Announces Today: Still Accepting Accutane Case
-openpress
04/26/2008- The Law Offices of Ennis & Ennis, P.A. congratulates attorney Mike Hook and his team for their $10.5 million dollar verdict in a New Jersey state court for a 24 year old woman who was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis after using the acne medication Accutane. Attorney David F. Ennis stated: "We have been fighting with Mike and his team since 2003 and it is refreshing to see these stories are coming to light. Our only concern is there are many more victims out there who have not been advised of their legal rights. More>>>

Court weighs rights of future children
-TheStar.com
03/01/2008 - Jaime Paxton is a miracle, both in her mother's eyes and in the sometimes-fickle world of statistics. More>>>

Jury Awards Woman $10.5 Million
In Accutane Suit
- WallStreetJournal
04/22/2008- A New Jersey state-court jury awarded a 24-year-old woman $10.5 million in a case involving acne medication Accutane, one of 425 cases against Hoffmann-LaRoche Inc. alleging that the drug causes inflammatory-bowel disease. More>>>