Accutane Pulled Off The Market After Personal Injury Victims Win Over $33 Million In Damages
The world’s biggest maker of cancer drugs is pulling its Accutane acne medicine from the U.S. market. The move comes after juries awarded at least $33 million in damages after successful personal injury lawsuits including some in the state of Florida. (read more)
In April 2008 a Pensacola, Florida lawyer won a $10.5 million verdict and the company faces as many as 5,000 personal injury cases over the product. The suits allege that the maker of Accutane did not warn consumers that the drug could cause inflammatory bowel disease. The drug also has been linked to birth defects and depression. The drug has been pulled off the market in 11 other countries leaving Roche Holding AG even more vulnerable to law suits that have yet to be settled.
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