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Low dose vitamin A derivative does not prevent head and neck tumors
Taking a vitamin A derivative called Isotretinoin ( Accutane / Roaccutane ) did not reduce the risk of second primary tumors or improve survival in patients with stage I or II head and neck squamous cell cancers ( HNSCC ). In addition, current smokers had an increased risk of second primary cancers...
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Acne: link between Isotretinoin and depression
A research, published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, has shown that a drug commonly used to treat severe acne, Isotretinoin ( Accutane / Roaccutan ) can lead to depressive behaviour in mice. Since the drug’s introduction in the early 1980s there have been controversial reports of depr...
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Acne: Isotretinoin associated with abnormal blood test results
A report found that elevated cholesterol levels and liver enzyme levels appear to be more common than previously thought among patients taking the acne medication Isotretinoin, including those who had normal blood test results before beginning therapy. Isotretinoin, commonly marketed as Accutane ...
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iPLEDGE, a risk management program to enhance safe use of Isotretinoin for treating severe acne
FDA ( Food and Drug Administration ) has approved a program for Isotretinoin (Accutane and its generics), called iPLEDGE, aimed at preventing use of the drug during pregnancy. Women who are pregnant or who might become pregnant should not take the drug. Isotretinoin is a highly effective drug for ...
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Acne drug does not increase depression in adolescents
A study showed that adolescents with moderate to severe acne taking Isotretinoin ( Accutane ) experience a reduction rather than an increase in symptoms of depression . A synthetic vitamin A, Isotretinoin, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1982, is the most effective thera...
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