Accutane action
August 3, 2010
ROCHE is facing a US$12 million
dollar lawsuit from a former user of
its highly popular acne drug, Accutane.
According to reports, the plaintiff,
Hollywood actor James Marshall (A
Few Good Men, Twin Peaks), has
filed the suit after he had to have
his colon removed following bowel
complications, which he says were
directly related to the use of the drug.
No stranger to lawsuits, Accutane
was taken off the US market last
year, and has been blamed by users
for many side effects, including
severe depression.
The company has however
defended itself saying that
Accutane’s 13 million former users
have known of the drug’s potential
side effects (including its links to
bowel disease) via labelling advice
for the last two decades.
Unlike former Accutane cases
this one is set to garner some media
attention with the line up of
witnesses set to include actor Martin
Sheen and director Rob Reiner.
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