Accutane

  • NewsAmy Capetta

    This Girl’s Before-and-After Acne Photos are Pretty Crazy

    Last week, one brave blogger decided to share her pre- and post- acne face shots on Imgur. And the transformation, thanks to birth-control pills, is astounding.

  • NewsCBC

    Acne drug Accutane's harm to fetus a worry despite prevention efforts

    Isotretinoin was commonly sold as Accutane when it entered the market in Canada in 1983 to treat severe acne, which can cause scarring such as pockmarks. Since the drug can cause damage to the head, face, heart, central nervous system and limbs of a fetus, the prescribing information in Canada requires written consent from the patient, two negative pregnancy tests before treatment and the use of two reliable methods of birth control. The study, published in Monday's issue of the Canadian Medic