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Acne is one of those medical conditions that is often not taken very seriously for most people with only mild acne problems. However it is a different matter for the people who suffer with more severe acne, where it can be an extremely debilitating condition to suffer through psychologically, especially for a teen in his or her formative years. In addition, for many adults, the onset of severe genetic acne can be even worse,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, as it does not improve with age due to it being a result of a genetic predisposition for the condition.
Realizing the huge market available for the treatment of acne, Roche Pharmaceuticals produced and distributed the acne drug Accutane, which promised to be the most effective medication available for treating cases of severe acne in teens and adults alike.
In addition, for the most part, this was true. Of the more than two million acne patients who took Accutane, more than 50 percent experienced a rapid disappearance of their acne condition, with no relapse whatsoever. For a smaller portion, there was no change, and for a tiny sliver – one in every 500 Accutane patients – suffered a worsening of their acne condition. In the pharmaceuticals field, this is actually a pretty good record of performance.
Unfortunately, something else happened to a sizable portion of those patients who took Accutane for the treatment of their acne. For a certain percentage of Accutane patients, they experienced the onset of side effects that are far worse than even the most severe case of acne could ever hope to be. For the patients that took Accutane, the onset of the side effects,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, most notably Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, was devastating.
Accutane Crohn's Disease
Many of the patients that were prescribed and had used Accutane developed a host of bowel and digestive tract disorders. Among the worst of those was Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is an autoimmune disorder that inflames parts of a person's intestinal tract with severe pain and diarrhea, but it then it subsides for a short amount of time. Yet it always flares back up again,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, in a frustrating recurrence of irritation, pain and discomfort for those it afflicts.
Accutane is linked to Crohn's disease in patients that have been prescribed doses too high for their body to process. Crohn's disease is a chronic condition for which there is no cure, and little effective treatment. Many of the court cases have focused on the connection between Accutane and various Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD).
Accutane Irritable Bowel Syndrome
The Accutane acne drug has also been linked to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, giving those people afflicted with it intense lower abdominal pain, painful bowel movements, and other inflammations throughout the digestive tract. Accutane encourages the onset of Irritable Bowel Syndrome through higher than necessary doses of the acne drug. Many of the Accutane lawsuits have been prompted by the chronic, ongoing nature of these severe side effects.
Acne is one of those medical conditions that is often not taken very seriously for most people with only mild acne problems. However it is a different matter for the people who suffer with more severe acne, where it can be an extremely debilitating condition to suffer through psychologically, especially for a teen in his or her formative years. In addition, for many adults, the onset of severe genetic acne can be even worse,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, as it does not improve with age due to it being a result of a genetic predisposition for the condition.
Realizing the huge market available for the treatment of acne, Roche Pharmaceuticals produced and distributed the acne drug Accutane, which promised to be the most effective medication available for treating cases of severe acne in teens and adults alike.
In addition, for the most part, this was true. Of the more than two million acne patients who took Accutane, more than 50 percent experienced a rapid disappearance of their acne condition, with no relapse whatsoever. For a smaller portion, there was no change, and for a tiny sliver – one in every 500 Accutane patients – suffered a worsening of their acne condition. In the pharmaceuticals field, this is actually a pretty good record of performance.
Unfortunately, something else happened to a sizable portion of those patients who took Accutane for the treatment of their acne. For a certain percentage of Accutane patients, they experienced the onset of side effects that are far worse than even the most severe case of acne could ever hope to be. For the patients that took Accutane, the onset of the side effects,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, most notably Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, was devastating.
Accutane Crohn's Disease
Many of the patients that were prescribed and had used Accutane developed a host of bowel and digestive tract disorders. Among the worst of those was Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is an autoimmune disorder that inflames parts of a person's intestinal tract with severe pain and diarrhea, but it then it subsides for a short amount of time. Yet it always flares back up again,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, in a frustrating recurrence of irritation, pain and discomfort for those it afflicts.
Accutane is linked to Crohn's disease in patients that have been prescribed doses too high for their body to process. Crohn's disease is a chronic condition for which there is no cure, and little effective treatment. Many of the court cases have focused on the connection between Accutane and various Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD).
Accutane Irritable Bowel Syndrome
The Accutane acne drug has also been linked to Irritable Bowel Syndrome, giving those people afflicted with it intense lower abdominal pain, painful bowel movements, and other inflammations throughout the digestive tract. Accutane encourages the onset of Irritable Bowel Syndrome through higher than necessary doses of the acne drug. Many of the Accutane lawsuits have been prompted by the chronic, ongoing nature of these severe side effects.