The manufacturer of Accutane, Roche, is currently defending over 6,000 lawsuits alleging the company failed to issue an Accutane warning to doctors and patients regarding the serious risk of inflammatory bowel disease associated with Accutane use, including ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease . If you or a loved one has been affected and you need legal assistance, please call the number listed above, or complete the form to the right to receive a free legal evaluation.
Accutane Depression Plaintiff Denied Damages
A plaintiff who has claimed to suffer from depression related to her use of the popular acne treatment drug Accutane has virtually lost her chances of receiving damages from drugmaker Hoffman-La Roche. Carla Gray filed a lawsuit after she allegedly experienced Accutane side effects that included depression, and was seeking compensation from the drug manufacturers in order to cover the… Read more »
History of Accutane
As thousands of Accutane lawsuits continue to make their way through the courts, it’s useful to look back at the drug’s history. Accutane (isotretinoin) was first approved by the FDA in 1982 to treat acne. For the next 27 years, it was prescribed to thousands of patients. But in the 1990s, reports began to surface that many patients were suffering… Read more »
7,000 Pending Lawsuit Allege Side Effects of Accutane
Accutane first became available in the United States in September 1982. At the time, the acne medication was hailed as a wonder drug – Newsweek even said that, “There has never been a drug like it.” Then, the first reports rolled in – Accutane inflammatory bowel disease could cause Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis from Accutane. Newsweek got it right… Read more »
Generic Accutane Lawsuit Added to MDL
A lawsuit involving the generic form of the acne drug Accutane was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on the 12th of January, 2012, by Alton Herbert. He claimed that the generic form of Accutane manufactured by Barr Laboratories and known as Claravis was responsible for the Accutane Crohn’s disease he was experiencing…. Read more »
Actress Salma Hayek Discusses Accutane Treatment and Side Effects
Actress Salma Hayek recently confided in an interview that she once suffered from acne and used Accutane. Fortunately for her, she was not among the many users of the medication who suffered severe side effects of Accutane such as Crohns disease, or ulcerative colitis. (She did, however, experience the mild side effect of dry sensitive skin.) In the interview (published… Read more »
