Accutane Pregnancy Side Effects: How to File Accutane Birth Defects Lawsuit

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While Accutane has been successful in treating serious acne, research now shows taking Accutane puts patients at high risk for developing a number of health issues.

One of the most serious health issues relate to Accutane birth defects. Any woman taking Accutane during pregnancy risks giving birth to a baby with serious physical and/or mental issues. Since most of the Accutane birth defects side effects are very serious, children born with them may have to undergo special medical treatment.

When initially introduced, Accutane birth defects were not studied closely. As more pregnant women began taking Accutane to treat their acne many of them had miscarriages or gave birth to infants with birth defects. Now, Accutane pregnancy defects are closely studied and women who are planning to get pregnant are not prescribed Accutane.

The most frequent Accutane birth defects pregnant women face are:

  • Visual impairment
  • Deformities
  • Hearing impairment and/or missing earlobes
  • Facial malformations
  • Glandular and central nervous system malformations
  • Mental retardation
  • Heart defects

Even without taking Accutane women face the possibility of numerous pregnancy side effects. However, the percentage of birth defects from healthy women does not compare to Accutane related birth defects. So, what exactly causes Accutane birth defects? The side effects are attributed to the fact that Accutane contains a synthetic form of Vitamin A, which may be toxic in large doses and can influence the growth of human tissues.

If you took Accutane during your pregnancy while unaware of its side effects and your child has any birth defects, you may file an Accutane birth defects lawsuit against Accutane’s manufacturer. By doing this, you will have you and your child’s legal rights protected. Initiating Accutane lawsuits will give a chance to everyone injured to compensate both financial expenses and moral sufferings.

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Accutane And Pregnancy Side Effects

Accutane Pregnancy

Accutane Birth Defects in FetusesAccutane carries serious risks to women of childbearing age due to a link between Accutane and pregnancy side effects.

Accutane is referred to as a category X drugs, which means use of it during pregnancy can put the fetus at risk of developing birth defects. If a woman gets pregnant when taking Accutane, pregnancy side effects may involve:

  • Spontaneous abortions (miscarriage)
  • Premature births
  • Stillbirth
  • Birth defects such as facial deformities, hydrocephaly, microcephaly, heart defects, mental retardation, visual or hearing impairment, glandular and central nervous system failures.

Taking into account the seriousness of the potential effects  of Accutane and pregnancy, pregnancy should be avoided at all costs.

To reduce the number of pregnancy and birth side effects associated with Accutane, Hoffman-LaRoche approved special product labeling, meant to warn women about this issue, and even launched the so-called “Pregnancy Prevention Program” in order to help women learn all the dangers they face when taking Accutane. Using reliable contraceptives is strongly recommended not only during the course of Accutane therapy, but one month prior to it and one month after discontinuing Accutane treatment. If sexually active, women should have regular pregnancy tests while taking the drug to avoid getting pregnant and also use one or more forms of contraception. …

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Accutane and Male Infertility. Male Pattern Baldness

Accutane and Men

Accutane, a synthetic form of vitamin A prescribed to treat severe acne disease, has long been linked to birth defects, leading sufferers to file numerous Accutane lawsuits, although additional questions about whether the drug affects male fertility remained.

The latest research indicates that while Accutane use by women can influence the fetus, no link was found to show that taking Accutane affects sperm production. The quality of sperm and its motility, vital to  male reproduction, were not affected by Accutane treatment either. Finally, research confirmed that children who were born into families where the father used Accutane didn’t suffer any birth defects connected with this medicine.

This research means it’s safe to assume that couples should not worry about the possible link between Accutane birth defects and male reproduction. However, Accutane can cause extremely serious birth defects if taken by pregnant women, and thus women on Accutane are strictly recommended to use birth control and undergo frequent pregnancy tests if sexually active to avoid becoming pregnant during Accutane treatment. …

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