Article: FDA sets up Accutane warning web site.(Food and Drug Administration)(http://www.fda.gov/buyonline/accutane)(Brief article)

The US Food and Drug Administration is launching a special web page to warn consumers about the dangers of buying isotretinoin on-line. The drug is approved for the treatment of severe recalcitrant nodular acne that does not respond to antibiotics. Improperly used, it can cause severe side effects, including birth defects, says the FDA, noting that serious mental health problems have also been reported with the product's use.

The web page, http://www.fda.gov/buyonline/accutane, will be positioned as a search result on Google and other search engines when a consumer initiates an on-line investigation for the drug under any one of its four names (isotretinoin is ...

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