subject: You May Have Grounds For An Accutane Lawsuit If Past Use Has Led To An Inflammatory Bowel Disease [print this page] It took several years of research on the acne medication Accutane but it's now known that there's a correlation between past use and an increased chance of inflammatory bowel disease. The makers of the drug, Roche Pharmaceuticals, removed the drug from off the shelves in 2009, the same year that the FDA issued a black box warning related to Accutane. Certainly these are moves that will all but eliminate the chances of Accutane leading to further instances of inflammatory bowel disease but that doesn't speak to the suffering being felt by a significant number of the estimated 16 million people who used the drug when it was available.
It was almost 30 years that patients weren't told about the risks they were taking by using Accutane to treat their acne so there are a lot of victims who now have a condition for which they will need indefinite medical care. It only makes sense that former patients are contacting attorneys to determine if they have grounds for an Accutane lawsuit. It's common for former patients to need assistance in paying for their medical bills as the treatment of these Accutane aide effects is very costly.
These victims want to know why it took so long for the dangers of Accutane use to be made public and whether or not Roche Pharmaceuticals was aware of these risks earlier. It's certainly not fair for someone that took Accutane before these risks were well known be burdened by a lifetime of medical bills. With the help of an Accutane attorney, you can prove that it was Roche Pharmaceuticals' negligence that caused your inflammatory bowel disease and that they should be responsible for at least partially paying for your medical expenses. But you need a quality attorney to determine if you have an Accutane lawsuit that should be pursued.
The Law Offices of Chandler, Mathis, & Zivley, PC, have the necessary experience to take on the lawyers of Roche Pharmaceuticals and have done so successfully. Few firms in the country have had the same kind of consistent success in these lawsuits and an Accutane attorney from Chandler, Mathis, & Zivley is prepared to help you. They offer a free legal consultation which is a chance for you to get credible advice from someone who understands what you're going through and who will support you through the process of an Accutane lawsuit if that's the decision you make.
