Accutane, Isotretinoin News

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG is no longer selling its acne drug Accutane as it has reached the end of its life cycle and is losing ground to generic alternatives, the company said on Friday.

Since its debut in 1982, Accutane has been hailed as a miracle drug and assailed for its severe side effects.

A grieving couple jumped from Beachy Head apparently carrying the body of their five-year-old son two days after his death from meningitis, it emerged today.

What to do if your acne is severe? There's no need to be embarrassed anymore with these options.

Acne when moderate can be treated by maintaining regular dietary and cleanliness regimes at home.

London, Ontario, Canada &#8212 Suicidal behavior among patients taking isotretinoin represents an uncommon, idiosyncratic phenomenon, according to the author of a recent study of nationally representative patient data spanning a decade.

One-month wait for female patients still "difficult" Physicians discuss isotretinoin risks more openly Dr.

Have you tried every other acne treatment out there, only experiencing failure? Have you wondered why you've had no results with Proactiv, SkinID, Murad, or other topical treatments in particular? Or maybe you've even tried Accutane, which only made your skin worse and maybe even manifested more serious side effects.

Congratulations to Pharmac, New Zealand's government drug funding agency, for its long overdue move to give family doctors prescribing rights to Isotretinoin, also known as Roaccutane or Isotane.

Toronto Stock Exchange Symbol: DND MISSISSAUGA, ON, Feb. 18 /CNW/ - Cipher Pharmaceuticals Inc.

To reduce or minimize the acne on the face, Accutane drug is used. The drug is patent by reputed drug company Roche Pharmaceuticals.

To study the human teratogenicity of this agent, we investigated 154 human pregnancies with fetal exposure to isotretinoin, a retinoid prescribed for severe recalcitrant cystic acne.

We should rather blame ourselves, that is to say, the citizens of the democratic state.

A skincare chain today opened new acne clinics across New Zealand to improve teenagers' access to advanced acne drugs.

Monday, 22 December 2008, 10:40 am Press Release: New Zealand Dermatological Society December 22, 2008 New Zealand and Australian dermatologists are united in their criticism of PHARMAC's decision to widen ...

The Government's drug-funding agency Pharmac is moving to reassure acne sufferers, after making a potent drug to treat the condition more widely available.

The Government's drug-funding agency Pharmac is moving to reassure acne sufferers, after making a potent drug to treat the condition more widely available.

Friday, 19 December 2008, 3:08 pm Press Release: Royal NZ College of General Practitioners Patients get better access to anti-acne drug Patients will benefit from a Pharmac decision to allow specialist GPs to ...

Friday, 19 December 2008, 12:57 pm Press Release: PHARMAC December 19, 2008   Media release   Patient safety `top of mind' with acne drug decision - PHARMAC Widening access to a medicine used to treat ...