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To: muawiyah; SeaDragon
Many things on the market have potential fatal effects ~ many people are helped by them, or find some benefit, and others don't.

I took Accutane almost 22 years ago. It has very serious side effects and required monthly blood tests to determine if my liver and other internal organs were not being damaged. If taken by pregnant women, it can cause serious birth defects. This potential hazzard was documented long before the drug was put on the market, and female patients are required to sign a release before being allowed to take it. Every few years some regulator at the FDA threatens to ban Accutane, because some really stupid women get pregnant while using it and have horribly deformed children as a result. Should Accutane be taken off the market even though it is the most effective drug against cystic acne and works when every other course of therapy fails?

77 posted on 11/26/2005 6:34:43 PM PST by Paleo Conservative (Hey hey ho ho Andy Heyward's got to go!)
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To: Paleo Conservative

My daughter also took this medication. All the necessary papers were signed and the risk was known. If someone is so stupid as to ignore the risk then the blame is on them, not the doctors who warned them. No, it shouldn't be taken off the market because of stupid people.


151 posted on 11/26/2005 7:48:49 PM PST by SeaDragon
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