Released on = April 18, 2006, 2:21 pm

Press Release Author = Acne Journal

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Accutane, the end-all drug for most severe acne sufferers.
The drug that kills acne at it\'s core, but will it also kill you at the same time?

Press Release Body = FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Accutane: Kills Acne, But Can It Kill You Too?

SANTA CLARA, CA - Accutane, the final frontier...for Acne. For ages, acne sufferers
had only a few treatment options available to them, many with less than stellar
results. Also, they needed to go through the pain staking task of applying
prescription topical medications along with taking oral medications. Even then, the
more severe cases would never fully be healed. However, nowadays, for those severe
acne sufferers there is a \"miracle\" drug that does the job and does it well. This
drug of which i speak, my friends, is Accutane, the Acne Killer.

Accutane is used to treat severe cases of acne which have not been healed through
conventional antibiotics and topical creams. It is used to control all of the
underlying causes of acne by normalizing your follicles, decreasing sebum
production, reducing inflammation and limiting the growth of bacteria. Accutane
treatment typically lasts from 4 to 6 months. It is also very costly ranging from
$2000 to $4000 (depending on frequency of dermatological visits, lab tests, etc.).
Other names for accutane include Amnesteem, Claravis, Isotretinoin and Sotret.

But wait, there is always some sort of \"bad\" that comes with the \"good\". Although
Accutane is the most powerful acne medication to date, it has many side effects that
prevent many dermatologists from prescribing it to every acne sufferer. It should
only be prescribed in worst case scenarios where all other treatments have failed.
Even then, the acne sufferer should be aware of it\'s side effects, the worst of
which is suicide!

The FDA posted an alert in 2005 that said all patients taking accutane should be
closely watched for serious symptoms including depression, suicidal tendencies,
sadness, short tempers, anger, loss of social interaction, psychosis, loss of
motivation and changes in appetite. If any of these symptoms begin to appear, the
patient is advised to stop taking accutane and to seek professional advice. In
2002, a director for the FDA told a congressional committee that they received over
3,000 reports of adverse psychiatric symptoms and over 170 reports of suicide
attempts connected to the use of Accutane.

In order to decide whether this treatment is right for you; you should discuss with
your doctor how severe your acne is, what other treatments you\'ve tried, the
possible benefits of accutane, the possible side effects of accutane and any other
health related issues that may affect you while taking accutane (i.e. use of
antibiotics, depression, etc.)

For more information on Accutane and it\'s effects, please visit
http://www.acnejournal.com


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