subject: Accutane Side Effects Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis May Merit An Accutane Lawsuit [print this page] For 27 years, innocent Americans unsuspectingly took the "miracle" acne treatment medication called Accutane. Prescribed by physicians and taken orally, Accutane was designed to erase pimples, blemishes, zits and other acne via active ingredient Isotretinoin, which would increase Vitamin A, reduce oil released by glands and help skin to renew itself.
But for many, the price for clearer skin was too high. They suffered a variety of harmful Accutane side effects, and among the worst were inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) including Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis (UC). Some victims endured surgeries and even had to have their colon removed due to the defective drug Accutane. But many didn't link the cause and effect - until now.
Now, the lid is being blown off the cover-ups and the blatant negligence imposed by pharmaceutical company Roche Pharmaceuticals, a Swiss-based giant whose American headquarters are in New Jersey. Accutane side effects victims are filing Accutane lawsuits or defective drug lawsuits against the negligent drug manufacturer - and they're winning.
Accutane Victims File Accutane Lawsuits And Win
So far, damages totaling $56 million have been awarded to a handful of Accutane acne medication victims. In February of 2010, a single Accutane victim from Alabama was awarded more than $25 million in Accutane side effects injury damages. He'd had five surgeries, including one which removed his colon, and all because he took a defective drug called Accutane.
Roche knew that Accutane could have severe side effects, yet continued to sell its cash-cow product anyway. Though Roche knew it might pay millions in damages eventually, it was making profits in the billions for its defective drug. In fact, Roche, earned up to $1.2 billion in Accutane profits in a single year recently.
Roche has made tacit admission of its Accutane failures by removing the product from the market in 2009. It blamed the inroads into Accutane sales by generic Accutane products when its patent expired in 2002. Such generic Accutane products include Amnesteem, Sotret and Claravis, which also contain Isotretinoin. Yet in truth, Roche still sells Accutane - a horribly damaging drug -- in many other countries.
Defective Drug Attorneys Can Assist In An Accutane Lawsuit
In Roche's Accutane lawsuit defeats, juries have maintained that it failed to warn consumers properly of its defective drug's potential for harmful side effects. If you or a loved one is such an Accutane victim, notify a defective drug attorney with Accutane-Lawsuit-Lawyer.com and seek economic recovery to which you are legally entitled for lost salary, medical costs and suffering and pain.
In order to begin, send in the free case review form at Accutane-Lawsuit-Lawyer.com or call 1 (800) 339-0606, toll-free. A legal representative will get back to you soon to help you assess your prospects for an Accutane lawsuit. You may merit financial recovery for your losses because a giant corporation placed its own profits and greed above the safety and health of you and your family.
