Accutane Maker Roche AG Ordered to Pay $2.62M to Patient
Patient Who Needed to Have His Colon Removed After Taking the Drug Accutane. A New Jersey jury has awarded $2.62 million in damages to a patient who needed to have his colon removed after taking the drug Accutane. The case was the first of more than 400 suits pending against Roche Holdings AG, the manufacturer of Accutane acne … [Read more...] about Accutane Maker Roche AG Ordered to Pay $2.62M to Patient
Lawmakers Blast Roche, FDA Over Accutane
FDA And Roche Were Criticized By The Congress. The Food and Drug Administration and a New Jersey drug maker were sharply criticized by members of Congress yesterday for failing to tightly regulate use of the acne drug Accutane. The medicine, produced by Nutley drug maker Hoffmann-La Roche, is known to cause birth defects … [Read more...] about Lawmakers Blast Roche, FDA Over Accutane
FDA: Roche Rep. Broke Ad Rules
Roche Acne Drug Side Effects. The Food and Drug Administration said in a letter to Roche AG that a company representative violated advertising rules by downplaying the psychological side-effects cited on the label of the company's acne drug, Accutane, at a drug industry meeting. Switzerland-based ‘Roche’ said Thursday that the … [Read more...] about FDA: Roche Rep. Broke Ad Rules
Roche Will Alert Physicians of Possible Mental Side-Effects From Malaria Drug
Malaria Drug Mental Side-Effects. The maker of a popular malaria-prevention drug, prescribed to thousands of U.S. travelers and military personnel, is planning to send notices to doctors and other health-care professionals noting that a small number of people have committed suicide after taking it, Wednesday's Wall Street Journal … [Read more...] about Roche Will Alert Physicians of Possible Mental Side-Effects From Malaria Drug
