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Accutane - RoAccutane and other Isotretinoins

Media and Government Hysteria over Accutane

• Roche plans to discontinue Accutane sales in U.S. - July 2009

• Questions on recent studies about Accutane and whether or not there is a link to ulcerative colitis - November 2009
• U.S. iPLEDGE Program - April 2006

• FDA Accutane information

• CDA position statement on Accutane

• Skin therapy Letter - Side effects, safety and risks

• Accutane on Google News Accutane.newstrove.com - for the latest media hype about the controversy.

Accutane - The facts about depression and suicide

• Isotretinoin Use and Risk of Depression, Psychotic Symptoms, Suicide, and Attempted Suicide -
  Arch Dermatol. 2000;136:1231-1236 Conclusion: This study provides no evidence that use of isotretinoin is associated with an increased risk for depression, suicide, or other psychiatric disorders.

• Isotretinoin Therapy and Mood Changes in Adolescents With Moderate to Severe Acne
  Arch Dermatol. 2005;141:557-560 Conclusions: The use of isotretinoin in the treatment of moderate-severe acne in adolescents did not increase symptoms of depression. On the contrary, treatment of acne either with conservative therapy or with isotretinoin was associated with a decrease in depressive symptoms.

Accutane - Isotretinoin

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    Roche - Accutane information guide
  Roche - U.S. Accutane - product monograph   Roche - Canada Accutane - consumer information


The Benefits and Risks of a Breakthrough Acne Drug - FDA

Warnings and Drug Interactions

•   Accutane®-Exposed Pregnancies - California, 1999
    - MMWR: study of birth defects
  
  
  Accutane Search - Medscape

• Quack Cures and False Remedies by Herbalists and Naturopaths
    French "Doctor's" Pycnogenols Cures Everything
    - Chemist Jack Masquelier and his merry band of converts spill the beans on this cure-all for almost all human misery. Tune in the RealAudio show.
    

Why you shouldn't buy Accutane over the internet

•   FDA Warning letters to Edrugnet.net - Colorado Springs in 2003
    - These bozos were selling foreign made Accutane without a prescription to Americans. So I went to their web site in November 2009 and they are still selling Accutane but have a big disclaimer that they are not able to sell in the U.S.
  
  
•   U.S. General Accounting Office Testimony
    - Safety risks for consumers. You may be taking your life into your hands if you buy from internet pharmacies, especially from those who are outside the U.S. Some drugs, like Accutane arrived without instructions in English.