Michelle your points are well taken. The key issue legally is the patient has a right to know what the risks are and the mfg. has a duty to warn the patient. Ultimately it is up to the patient to make a risk/benefit analysis for their particular situation. Accutane was only to be prescribed for the most severe of accutane cases. What happened is it became a miracle drug for acne and dermatologists started prescribing it to patients with just a pimple. The dermatologist love the drug because when all else failed they could put the patient on accutane and clear up the acne. The only problem is patients are not being adequately warned of the potential side effects. If they just put a adequate warning label on the drug there would have been no lawsuits.
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Michelle your points are well taken. The key issue legally is the patient has a right to know what the risks are and the mfg. has a duty to warn the patient. Ultimately it is up to the patient to make a risk/benefit analysis for their particular situation. Accutane was only to be prescribed for the most severe of accutane cases. What happened is it became a miracle drug for acne and dermatologists started prescribing it to patients with just a pimple. The dermatologist love the drug because when all else failed they could put the patient on accutane and clear up the acne. The only problem is patients are not being adequately warned of the potential side effects. If they just put a adequate warning label on the drug there would have been no lawsuits.
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