Accutane IBD Attorney
Submit your Accutane case for a Free Case Evaluation or call 314-662-2836, and one of our experienced attorneys from a national law firm will evaluate your case. We are presently investigating and filing our Accutane cases.
On June 26, 2009 Roche Holding AG, the manufacturer of Accutane, recalled their popular cancer and acne medication Accutane after stating that that they have awarded over $33 million in lawsuits directly related to bowel disease claims.
Accutane recent news:
Roche Ordered to Pay $25 Million to Accutane User
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Accutane Side Effects
Our national firm is currently accepting the following types of Accutane injury cases:
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Premature Closure of Growth Plates
- Birth Defects
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Crohn’s Disease
The lawyers and attorneys at our firm are currently offering free evaluations to people suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) as a result of the drug Accutane.
IBD is an extremely painful and debilitating condition that often requires the removal of the colon. The Accutane injury attorneys at our firm know how devastating a diagnosis of IBD is, and we will work hard to make sure that Hoffman-La Roche, the maker of this defective drug, is held accountable for its serious side effects.Victims of IBD will often need medical care for the rest of their lives, and can face staggering medical bills. Because of the chronic pain and debilitating diarrhea that typically accompanies IBD, many victims are unable to work. Our Accutane injury lawyers will do everything in their power to help victims of this dangerous drug get their lives back on track.
Accutane – known generically as Isotretinoin – is a medication used for the treatment of severe acne. Accutane helps those who have acne by decreasing the amount of oil produced by the sebaceous glands and increasing the skin renewal rate. It is a retinoid, meaning it derives from vitamin A and is found in small quantities naturally in the body. Vitamin A in large quantities is known to be toxic to the body.
Accutane is normally reserved for patients whose acne has not responded to other forms of treatment, such as antibiotics.
Accutane is meant for only the most severe forms of acne, but sometimes, doctors do prescribe it to treat more moderate forms of the condition. This is unfortunate, because Accutane is known to carry serious side effects.
Approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in 1982, Accutane has been the subject of controversy for years. In addition to IBD, the drug has been associated with many other problems. It first garnered attention in the late eighties for causing severe birth defects. It has also been known to cause psychiatric problems, and has been linked to hundreds of suicides in the United States.
The researchers of the study found that out of 85 cases reported between 1997 and 2002 to the FDA, 62 cases were deemed “highly probable” or “probable” for Accutane as the cause of IBD. These injuries include ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, which require life-long therapy, often necessitating surgical intervention.