Article: Roche updates FDA advisory committees on Accutane pregnancy prevention program and proposes additional steps. (Hoffmann-La Roche)

ROCHE UPDATES FDA ADVISORY COMMITTEES ON ACCUTANE PREGNANCY PREVENTION

PROGRAM AND PROPOSES ADDITIONAL STEPS

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 1990 -- Hoffmann-La Roche today announced additional actions it will take to provide further assurances that physicians and their patients understand that Accutane(R) (isotretinoin/Roche) should never be taken during pregnancy.

The new elements will supplement and reinforce the unprecedented Pregnancy Prevention Program for Women on Accutane, a far-reaching program implemented by Roche to prevent pregnancy during Accutane therapy.

Through numerous new programs, Roche intends to stress ...

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