Article: Acne drug carries serious side effects

Curtiss P. Martin
University Wire
02-17-2005
(Technician) (U-WIRE) RALEIGH, N.C. -- Something strange happens to the mind when physical features become inescapably tied to a person's identity.

Thoughts abound like "Is it because of my face that made her turn away from me?" or "Are you scared to get close to me because you think that you might catch something?" "Does my acne make me look dirty?"

Questions like these demand answers and for over twenty years students have been finding a definite answer in the acne medication Accutane.

Accutane (Isotretinoin), a prescription medication manufactured by Hoffman-La Roche, has been used to eliminate severe acne in its users since 1982.

However, ...

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