"It may have been Roaccutane"

Open verdict in death of Cheltenham College pupilJack Bowlby, the nephew of former champion racehorse trainer and novelist Jenny Pitman, was prescribed Roaccutane in December 2011. Photograph: SWNS.comA coroner has expressed concern at the way a prestigious public school cares for pupils in crisis following the case of a boy who died after taking an acne drug that has been blamed for causingdepression.The parents of 16-year-old Jack Bowlby, who was found with a ligature around his neck, also criticised Cheltenham College for the way it acted after the teenager expressed "very dark thoughts".Jack, the nephew of former champion racehorse trainer and novelist Jenny Pitman, was discovered dead in his room at the school in Gloucestershire, where he was a boarder, in October last year.The inquest in Cheltenham heard that he was prescribed Roaccutane in December 2011 by consultant dermatologist James Milne. He was originally told to take two tablets – a dose of 40mg – a day and this was upped to three pills in January 2012. Within days Jack was complaining of having "very dark thoughts", the inquest was told. Staff at Cheltenham College did not consult Milne but reduced the dose to one tablet.According to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), which regulates medicines in the UK, users of Roaccutane – also known as isotretinoin – have reported depression, aggravation of existing depression, aggressive tendencies, anxiety, and changes in mood, though ...
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