Accutane user awarded $2.6 Million
May 30, 2007
Accutane’s links to suicidal behavior and birth defects are well known side-effects. The package inserts include a black box warning about psychiatric disorders and have large icons that say “Causes birth defects” and “Do not get pregnant.”
Lesser known is Accutane’s risk of causing inflammatory bowel disorder. And this was the first suing Roche over the Inflammatory Bowel Disorder claim. There are three more trials are scheduled this year in Florida and Illinois.
A patient was awarded $119,000 for past medical expenses and $2.5 million in damages to cover future medical costs, plus pain and suffering.
Roche said in a statement that they will appeal. Adding, “The cause of inflammatory bowel disease remains unknown and there is no reliable scientific evidence that Accutane causes inflammatory bowel disease.” However, A brief, plain-type warning states Accutane has been associated with inflammatory bowel disease.
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