Ever had a bomb blow up in your face? Figuratively speaking, that’s what happened to some people who took Accutane to get rid of the scourge of acne, a distinct disadvantage on the job market and elsewhere.
A 38-year-old Alabama man had to have his colon removed after he took Accutane in his 20s to get rid of acne. In the spring of 2010, a jury in New Jersey awarded him $25 million, ruling that Accutane’s manufacturer didn’t post adequate warnings about the drug’s dreaded side effects: inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease.
Hoffman-La Roche took Accutane off the market in 2009. The company is now defending itself against many Accutane lawsuits brought by victims who developed these bowel diseases after taking the prescription drug.
A new poll conducted by Newsweek magazine verifies that good looks are more important than ever in today’s job market. The poll shows that “ . . . 57 percent of human resource directors believe an unattractive (but qualified) job candidate will have a harder time getting hired . . .” And according to the poll, it’s even tougher for women. Clearly, attractive people make more money and often advance more quickly than those deemed less attractive.
Beauty has been rewarded in all cultures in all times. No wonder people with severe to moderate acne turned to Accutane during the 27 years it was on the market -- and now turn to generic Accutane, which remains available in America.
Pimples are like headlights. Not only are they unsightly, but they are hard to hide. They seem to pop up at the worst time, just before a prom, a job interview, a wedding or another occasion when it’s important to look as attractive as possible.
Accutane held the promise of banishing acne forever. Millions are known to have taken the drug while it was on the market from 1982 to 2009. It’s is a powerful drug that could have affected thousands who still have no idea it was the cause of their severe bowel disease.
They were the unfortunate victims of a kind of Russian Roulette: not knowing when they took Accutane that they would be the ones to develop serious, permanent problems with their digestive tracts as a result.
The $25 million award to the Alabama victim is a ray of hope for people who took Accutane and developed Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s Disease or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It opened the door to a flood of lawsuits seeking deserved compensation for those who contracted these dread diseases. The multimillion dollar award provides hope also to those who have taken generic Accutane in the form of Amnesteem, Claravis and Sotret and got sick.
The generics have been on the market since 2002. Their manufacturers are potentially liable, too, since these drugs are derivatives of Isotretinoin, Accutane’s main component.
If you or a loved one has suffered such an IBD after taking Accutane, alert a lawyer or attorney with Accutane-Lawsuit-Lawyer.com and explore your prospects for an Accutane lawsuit. You could be legally entitled to substantial financial reward.
Simply submit the free case review form on this Web page, or call toll-free to 1-800-339-0606, and launch the process of your recovery.