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Article: Reimbursed contraception counseling-pregnancy tests part of Roche campaign to prevent Accutane use among pregnant women.
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- September 7, 1988
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REIMBURSED CONTRACEPTION COUNSELING/PREGNANCE TESTS PART OF ROCHE
CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT ACCUTANE USE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoffmann-La Roche announced today that it will pay for contraception counseling and the initial pregnancy test performed by a consulting physician for any woman using Accutane(R) (isotretinoin/Roche), a drug used to treat the most severe form of cystic acne, severe recalcitrant cystic acne. In addition, Roche will provide physicians with a consent form for patients to sign before Accutane is prescribed, and will set forth strict criteria for prescribing Accutane.
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