Accutane and Pregnancy

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In the months after accutane's commercial release in 1982 it became evident that something was seriously wrong. By 1983 a number of public consumer groups began a petition asking the FDA to force La Roche to include warning information with the drug.

These concerns escalated to cause another petition calling for an Accutane ban in 1988. Current statistics suggest that about 25 percent of Accutane pregnancy births result in serious birth defects and 50 percent of the Accutane pregnancy births result in mental disability.

Guidelines for Females
1. Do not take Accutane if you are pregnant or if you could become pregnant during treatment or for one month after you stop taking Accutane.
2. Accutane is in the FDA pregnancy category X. This means that Accutane is known to cause severe birth defects in an unborn baby.
3. It can also cause miscarriage, premature birth, or death of the baby.
4. Two reliable forms of birth control must be used at the same time

Check for more information, side effects and legacy of Accutane.
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