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Acne linked to suicide risk
Stockholm :: Sweden | over 2 years ago
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A paper, published today in the British Medical Journal says drugs such as Roaccutane (isotretinoin) reduce the suicide risk in some young people as it improves their appearance. "For certain vulnerable patients, however, isotretinoin may trigger
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Little evidence of acne drug disturbing patients
Hamilton :: New Zealand | almost 3 years ago
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It was first developed to be used as a chemotherapy medication for the treatment of brain cancer, and pancreatic cancer but later adopted in 1982 to treat severe inflammatory acne when other treatments failed...Rival manufacturers, Teva
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Acne drug linked to bowel disease
Tehrān :: Iran | 3 years ago
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Isotretinoin, best known by the brand-name Accutane, is commonly used for the treatment of severe recalcitrant acne. Serious side effects such as suicidal tendencies and liver damage are reported following the use of the drug. Certain associations of
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More evidence ties acne drug to bowel disease
New York City :: NY :: USA | 3 years ago
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Adding to evidence that the acne drug isotretinoin may lead to bowel disease in some users, a new study finds that patients on the medication were four times more likely than non-users to develop ulcerative colitis within a year. Reporting in the
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Acne drug may help prevent HIV breakout
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 3 years ago
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T cells, major immune system agents and targets of HIV infection...The HIV virus is kept at a low level but isn't ever entirely purged; it stays quietly hidden in some immune cells...Hopkins team learned of research by others on rheumatoid arthritis
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Mistrial denied in stabbing death case
Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | almost 4 years ago
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The defense attorney for a Monroeville man charged with stabbing his on-and-off girlfriend to death unsuccessfully asked for a mistrial this morning because of new evidence -- the acne drug Accutane, a key part of John Mullarkey's defense, has been
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Roche stops selling acne drug Accutane
Zurich :: Switzerland | almost 4 years ago
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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. Generics of the powerful medicine have been available
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Trial begins in Monroeville cheerleader's stabbing death
Pittsburgh :: PA :: USA | almost 4 years ago
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The trial of a Monroeville man charged with killing a Gateway High School cheerleader began this afternoon with John Mullarkey's attorney claiming the acne drug Accutane had a role in his client's mental state at the time of the killing...Stewart
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Patients get better access to anti-acne drug
Auckland :: New Zealand | over 4 years ago
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GPs have previously been able to prescribe the drug, but without Pharmac subsidies. Restricting funding to dermatologists only has tended to create equity issues. “Isotretinoin is a powerful treatment that enables the reduction of facial scarring.
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