Isotretinoin and risk factors for suicide attempt: a population-based comprehensive case series and nested case-control study using 2010-2014 French Health Insurance Data - Droitcourt C, Poizeau F, Kerbrat S, Balusson F, Drezen E, Happe A, Travers D, Oger E, Dupuy A.
BACKGROUND: Although the causal role of isotretinoin in suicidal behaviour is controversial, suicide attempts (SA) do occur among patients taking isotretinoin. OBJECTIVES: To describe patient profiles and the management of isotretinoin among patien... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 9, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Paracetamol in pregnancy linked to behaviour problems in children
Associations disappear by end of primary school, and might not be causal, but caution advised Related items fromOnMedica Monthly testing with isotretinoin might be unnecessary NSAIDs and COX 2s linked to heart failure admission US expert group updates statins recommendations Educate teens about cannabis mental health risks Debate goes on over valproate in pregnancy (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 15, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Personal trainer who had the 'worst acne ever seen' shares her striking before and after pictures
Emily Keel, from Portsmouth, had suffered with severe acne since the age of 12 and felt doctors could be insensitive about her condition. After using isotretinoin, she feels like herself again. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Some Women Don't Heed Warnings of Acne Drug Danger During Pregnancy Conception Some Women Don't Heed Warnings of Acne Drug Danger During Pregnancy Conception
It ' s long been known that the highly effective acne medication isotretinoin is tied to the risk of severe birth defects. But even with a special program in place to prevent conception in women taking the drug, each year 200 to 300 women in the U.S. become pregnant while taking it, a new study shows.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 22, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Some Women Still Getting Pregnant While on Isotretinoin, an Acne Drug Tied to Birth Defects
MONDAY, July 22, 2019 -- Hundreds of pregnancies still occur every year among U.S. women taking an acne medication that carries a high risk of birth defects, a new study finds. " While the number of pregnancies among patients taking isotretinoin is... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 22, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Some women don't heed warnings of acne drug danger during pregnancy conception
(Reuters Health) - It's long been known that the highly effective acne medication isotretinoin - marketed as Accutane and Roaccutane - is tied to the risk of severe birth defects. But even with a special program in place to prevent conception in women taking the drug, each year two to three hundred women in the U.S. become pregnant while taking it, a new study shows. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Pregnancies in Women Taking Isotretinoin Dropped Since 2006
THURSDAY, July 18, 2019 -- Since initiation of the iPLEDGE program in 2006 to reduce fetal exposure to isotretinoin, there has been a reduction in pregnancies among women taking isotretinoin, although exposure still persists, according to a report... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 18, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Possible link between epilepsy drugs and suicidal behaviour
Researchers call for review of treatment guidelines Related items fromOnMedica Suicide no more likely in men on 5 α-reductase inhibitors Metformin doesn ’t help HbA1c in teens with type 1 diabetes Monthly testing with isotretinoin might be unnecessary Fifth of all children referred to specialist mental health services rejected for treatment Codeine not to be used for coughs and colds in children under 12 (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 12, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Comparison of quality of life, depression, anxiety, suicide, social anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms between adolescents with acne receiving isotretinoin and antibiotics: a prospective, non-randomised, open-label study - Erdo ğan Y, Erturan İ, Aktepe E, Akyıldız A.
This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life, depression, anxiety,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 10, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Risk of suicide attempt associated with isotretinoin: a nationwide cohort and nested case-time-control study - Droitcourt C, Nowak E, Rault C, Happe A, Le Nautout B, Kerbrat S, Balusson F, Poizeau F, Travers D, Sapori JM, Lagarde E, Rey G, Guillot B, Oger E, Dupuy A.
BACKGROUND: Isotretinoin is the only effective treatment for severe acne. An isotretinoin-related suicide risk is still debated and under scrutiny by regulatory agencies. Our objectives were: to assess the risk of suicide attempt before, during and after i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
isotretinoin (Accutane, Claravis, Amnesteem, Absorica, Zenatane)
Title: isotretinoin (Accutane, Claravis, Amnesteem, Absorica, Zenatane)Category: MedicationsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/20/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Skin General)
Source: MedicineNet Skin General - March 20, 2019 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
AAD: Isotretinoin Exposure for Acne Not Linked to Depression Risk
Acne patients with, without isotretinoin exposure had no significant difference in depression frequency (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - March 1, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Dermatology, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Psychiatry, Conference News, Source Type: news
AAD: Isotretinoin Exposure for Acne Not Linked to Depression Risk
FRIDAY, March 1, 2019 -- For patients with acne, exposure to isotretinoin is not associated with an increased risk for being diagnosed with depression, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, held... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 1, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Epuris (Isotretinoin Capsules) - new on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - January 10, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Acne: How common drug changes skin microbiome
Severe acne is often treated with isotretinoin, which can have serious side effects. New research sheds light on how the drug works and may be improved. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology Source Type: news
