While some healthy babies were born, the FDA counts more than 160 babies born with Accutane-caused birth defects in that time — although critics note there could be many more left uncounted ...

Some Accutane users pregnant despite warning. July 30, 2007, ... If a woman becomes pregnant while taking the acne drug, her baby can suffer severe brain and heart defects, ...

BOSTON (CBS) - A new study finds that a popular acne medication continues to put babies at risk. Isotretinoin, otherwise known as Accutane, is very effective for hard-to-treat acne, but the oral ...

Accutane can harm your unborn baby, including birth defects (deformed babies), loss of a baby before birth (miscarriage), death of the baby, and early (premature) births.Accutane can cause serious ...

The verdict raises a question: If Accutane (generic name isotretinoin) ... Or, if you get pregnant, it can kill your baby. Literally. That graphic on the right is not me being sarcastic.

Isotretinoin (Accutane) is a medication used to treat acne. Learn more about the effects of this drug on the body. ... It’s unclear whether the drug passes to babies through breast milk.

Since Accutane sales began in 1982, the FDA has received reports of more than 2,000 pregnancies among users. Most ended in abortion or miscarriage, but the FDA counts more than 160 babies born ...

Accutane remains a game-changer for severe acne sufferers, but the path to clear skin shouldn’t feel like an obstacle course. As conversations about healthcare access and reproductive rights ...

By Sara Israelsen Jennifer Morton chose abstinence as her form of birth control in order to start her prescription for Accutane. However, the drug”s depressive side effects hit Morton (not her ...