Topic: Acne News - Appeals court mulls lawsuit over anti-acne drug (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court will soon decide whether to allow testimony from an expert witness who sought to show the anti-acne drug Accutane causes a chronic bowel disorder. ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court will soon decide whether to allow testimony from an expert witness who sought to show the anti-acne drug Accutane causes a chronic bowel disorder. New Jersey-based drug manufacturer Hoffman-La Roche Inc. Plaintiffs lawyers have already won a trio of multimillion-dollar jury awards, and they say they have hundreds of other patients with similar cases. At Tuesday’s hearing, Rand’s attorneys pressed a three-judge panel to admit the evidence. Hoffman La-Roche, which said some 12 million patients have used Accutane, posts labels on the drug that warn it is “associated with” inflammatory bowel disease. read more

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