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Accutane
or Roaccutane
(generic name isotretinoin)
Hundreds of drugs still pose the risk of
birth abnormalities. It is a
retinoid,
meaning it derives from
vitamin A
and is found in small quantities naturally in the body.
Accutane,
or Roaccutane (generic name isotretinoin)
Amnesteem are members of a family of drugs called retinoids
which are known to cause a number of very serious birth
defects, and has been implicated as a possible cause of
cleft lip and cleft palate. Isotretinoin is derived from vitamin
A.
Oral isotretinoin is marketed under
various trade names, most commonly Accutane (Roche),
Amnesteem (Mylan),
Claravis (Barr),
Decutan (Actavis),
Isotane (Pacific
Pharmaceuticals), Sotret
(Ranbaxy),
Oratane (Genepharm Australasia) or Roaccutane (Roche),
Izotek (BlauFarma);
while topical isotretinoin is most commonly marketed under the
trade names Isotrex or Isotrexin (Stiefel).
What
is even more terrifying is that the drugs are aimed at teenagers
for the treatment of ACNE.
Accutane
and Roaccutane This drug is NOT manufactured by
Celgene the suppliers of Thalidomide or Revlimid, but the
pharmaceutical giants Roche.
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