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Re: To Sarah (again!) Re: Yasmin (ACCUTANE)From: Caroline (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 31 May 2002 08:29:14 -0500 (CDT)
At Thu, 30 May 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >I did not have any mental problems with Accutane and if you read the >research you will find that there is not really a basis for any of those >claims. The one I read indicated that teens are already at risk because >of being a teen and that those treated with Accutane actually had less >trouble than their peers who were not treated since they no longer had >the disfigurement and emotional pain of acne. Pregnancy is definately a >NO NO when on the drug but I know the drug company has put in many >requirements for women before going on the drug to make sure this does >not happen. I believe there are alot of drugs out there that are NO NOs >when pregnant. > >There is no drug in recent memory that harms a developing baby as severely as Accutane. And women ARE still becoming pregnant while taking it. This is why the FDA continuously has to strengthen the prescibing guidelines (latest issue May 2002). Just because you didn't experience mental problems doesn't mean it doesn't happen. No basis for the claims? Really? My father taught dermatology at Harvard Medical School and rarely prescribed Accutane to anyone.
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