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Accutane® has been linked to Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Accutane® is Pulled off the Market in the US.

$25 Million Verdict Awarded to Former Accutane® User In yet another major verdict against the pharmaceutical company Hoffmann-La Roche, Free Accutane® Case Evaluation a New Jersey jury unanimously ordered the company to pay $25.16 million in damages to a former user of its Accutane® drug, Andrew McCarrell, who alleged the acne medicine caused his inflammatory bowel disease. More...

Roche Pulls Accutane® Off Market After Jury Verdicts
Roche Holding AG, the world's biggest maker of cancer drugs, is pulling its Accutane® acne medicine from the U.S. market after juries awarded at least $33 million in damages to users who blamed the drug for bowel disease. More...

New Jersey Jury Awards $12.9 Million to Three Patients Whose Use of Accutane® Found to Cause Severe Bowel Illness
In another major courtroom verdict linking powerful acne medication Accutane® with long-term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an eight-person jury in Atlantic City has found that pharmaceutical maker Hoffman-La Roche failed to provide adequate warning of the possible condition to three patients who began taking the drug as teenagers and shortly thereafter developed severe forms of IBD. More...

What is Accutane®?

Accutane® (also known as isotretinoin) is prescribed by dermatologists as a last resort for people with severe, disfiguring acne. Accutane® is a form of vitamin A. It reduces the amount of oil released by oil glands in your skin, and helps your skin renew itself more quickly. Accutane® is manufactured by Roche Pharmaceuticals. Accutane® is alos marketd under the names Roaccutane®, Amnesteem®, Clarvis®, and Soret®.

Its known side effects include increased sensitivity to sunlight and birth defects. Accutane® has been linked to Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and Inflamatory Bowel Disease.

On June 26, 2009 Roche Holding AG, the world's biggest maker of cancer drugs, is pulling its Accutane® acne medicine from the U.S. market after juries awarded at least $33 million in damages to users who blamed the drug for bowel disease.

Are you the reason why they have take Accutane® off the market? Fill out our Free Nationwide Case Evaluation If you have experienced a serious medical condition that you believe may be linked to Accutane®, please call us for further information about the various side effects concerning this drug and a possible claim against the manufacturer. Generic forms of Accutane® include Claravis®, Amnesteem® and Sotret®.

Are you entitled to compensation?

If you believe you have been injured or have suffered a severe side effect from the use of Accutane®, it may be that you are entitled to compensation.

It is important that if you contact our firm for a free case evaluation. We are handling individual litigation nationwide and currently accepting new Accutane side effects cases in all 50 states. Our lawyers will analyze your case and advise whether you are entitled to compensation. Call 1-800-404-9281 or complete our contact forms.

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