Accutane Causing Miscarriages, Major Birth Defects; Tighter Controls...

PR Newswire;  February 25, 2004 ;     607 words ......PRNewswire/ -- Major birth defects caused by exposure...other brands of isotretinoin, an acne therapy...short period. Birth defects associated with isotretinoin include hydrocephaly...abnormalities. Isotretinoin can cause these birth defects in the early...

Using Isotretinoin the Right Way for Acne.(Brief Article)

American Family Physician;  October 15, 2000 ;     700+ words ......patients have to take isotretinoin more than one time. If you need to take isotretinoin again, you can start...after you stop taking isotretinoin. Attention, Girls...You must not take isotretinoin if you are pregnant...taking this medicine! Isotretinoin causes severe birth ...

Isotretinoin Monitoring Program Reaches First Anniversary Amid Questions...

PR Newswire;  March 1, 2007 ;     465 words ......designed to prevent birth defects caused by Accutane and other isotretinoin drugs will mark its...28 U.S. reports of isotretinoin-exposed pregnancies...For two suspected isotretinoin-exposed pregnancies...overseas, OTIS said. Isotretinoin is marketed under...2001-2002 FDA data. ...

FDA Approves Isotretinoin Pregnancy Risk Management Program.

PR Newswire;  August 12, 2005 ;     700+ words ......fetal exposure to isotretinoin through a special...that no woman starts isotretinoin therapy if she is...that no woman taking isotretinoin becomes pregnant...December 31, 2005. Isotretinoin has a high risk of birth defects if taken during pregnancy...cooperatively by the ...

Study adds fuel to mandatory isotretinoin registry

Dermatology Times;  January 1, 2006 ;     528 words ......and providers of isotretinoin begun at the end...study done by the Birth Defects and Genetics Program...LaRoche), the Birth Defects and Genetics Program...pregnant while using isotretinoin. (This study predates...babies with severe birth defects, in addition to...were ...

Pesticide use may be tied to birth defects, study says; Closer monitoring...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  May 18, 1996 ;     555 words ......fungicides is linked to higher-than-normal birth defects among people living in agricultural...935 children born to those farmers, birth defects were significantly higher than among...state's general population, and that some birth defects occurred two to three times more often...

Survey on Acne Medications and Birth Defects Reinforces Need for Stricter...

PR Newswire;  April 26, 2004 ;     596 words ......information on the potential effects of isotretinoin and be asked to take a brief survey about how much isotretinoin they were using when they became pregnant...recent introduction of additional forms of isotretinoin (Amnesteem(R), Claravis(R), and Sotret...in which all patients using any form of ...

Birth defects surveillance registries in the United States and Europe

International Journal of Childbirth Education;  March 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......born with a serious birth defect, and birth defects are the leading cause of infant mortality...alcohol syndrome, both preventable birth defects. The statistics are staggering in their...child, family, and community affected. Birth defects affect babies of all racial, ethnic...

Political Issues: Birth Defects Surveillance Registries in the United...

International Journal of Childbirth Education;  March 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...POLITICAL ISSUES: Birth Defects Surveillance Registries in the...with a serious birth defect, and birth defects are the leading cause of infant...alcohol syndrome, both preventable birth defects. The statistics are staggering...

FDA implements Accutane registry to prevent birth defects.(NEWS)(Brief...

Medical Marketing & Media;  September 1, 2005 ;     204 words ......users of Roche's acne drug Accutane (isotretinoin) and its generic versions must enroll...registry designed to guard against birth defects and other side effects. The registry...become pregnant while taking the drug. Isotretinoin can cause brain and heart damage...additional series of steps before ...

Birth Defects Research

Tennessee TRIBUNE, The;  March 2, 2005 ;     700+ words ......2005 To prevent birth defects, we need to learn...medication Accutane (Isotretinoin) can cause severe birth defects if used during pregnancy...Since Accutane (Isotretinoin) is known to cause birth defects, the package carries...monitor Accutane (Isotretinoin) ...

MORE MUST BE DONE TO TRACK BIRTH DEFECTS.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)

Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  May 13, 2002 ;     548 words ......diseases such as cancer, asthma and birth defects account for 70 percent of the deaths in the United States. Birth defects are the No. 1 cause of infant...beyond pain and disabilities, birth defects place enormous emotional and social...

Birth defects rocket in Wales but fall in England.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  March 18, 2004 ;     313 words ......Robin Turner Western Mail The number of birth defects in Wales such as cleft palates, stomach...National Statistics, the incident rate of birth defects in Wales has risen around five times...In Islington and Camden in London birth defects dropped in the same period from 64...

Birth defects

International Journal of Childbirth Education;  September 1, 2001 ;     666 words ...STATISTICS Fortunately birth defects occur in only a small percentage...try to understand the causes of birth defects to help prevent them and to help...rates of men and women born with birth defects. Both studies deal not with one...

Pre-pregnancy diabetes tied to birth defects

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  July 30, 2008 ;     510 words ......times more likely to have a child with birth defects than other women, according to new...detailed information to date on types of birth defects that befall the infants of diabetic...The study lists nearly 40 types of birth defects found to be significantly more common...