Not just Accutane can cause severe inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, injuries. The acne drug also is sold in the form of generic Accutane, including the products Sotret, Amnesteem and Claravis. Each of these acne medications also contains Isotretinoin, the active ingredient in Accutane which banishes blemishes -- but also invites major medical maladies.
In fact, Sotret derives its name from Isotretinoin, the harmful active ingredient in Accutane.
If you have taken Accutane or generic Accutane in the form of Sotret, Claravis or Amnesteem, or any other form of Isotretinion, and then suffered an IBD, alert the nationwide legal team of Accutane-lawsuit-lawyer.com. It can provide you with an Accutane injury attorney in states across America to fight for your legal right to financial compensation for your injuries caused by a pharmaceutical corporation’s negligence.
Like Accutane, Sotret uses Isotretinoin to increase Vitamin A in the body and assist skin in renewing itself in the face of pimples and other acne. The body’s glands secrete less oil, and acne virtually dries up via this acne treatment.
But the prescribed acne medication called Sotret, like Accutane itself, also can do great harm. It can lead to serious Sotret side effects such as an IBD, in the form of Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis.
Accutane went on the market in 1982. Twenty years later in 2002, generic Accutane products such as Sotret entered the market. That’s because Roche Pharmaceuticals, creator of Accutane, no longer had an exclusive patent for it.
Roche even stopped providing Accutane in 2009, citing the inroads made by generic Accutane products such as Sotret into the marketplace. But this move also came after a number of Accutane lawsuit actions were taken against Roche, the first of which have yielded jury verdicts of many millions of dollars in favor of plaintiffs and against Roche.
Meanwhile, Sotret, Claravis and Amnesteem remain available, although they come marked by a “black box warning” from the Food and Drug Administration, cautioning against the drugs’ potential harmful side effects. Indeed, given this potential for harm, Sotret or any Accutane product tends to be prescribed only in extreme cases of acne suffering for which no other alternative exists.
How extreme? Among the worst Sotret side effects are chest pain, diarrhea; bloody diarrhea; numbness; vomiting; muscle or joint pain; accelerated heartbeat; nausea; and heartburn. Such side effects should be evaluated by a physician.
Other Sotret side effects can be Rosacea, or chronic red skin disorder; thickened or itchy skin; bacterial infections of the face and near the nose; and disorders of sweat glands. Others include sweating, headaches, upset stomach, thinning hair, skin peeling, sunlight sensitivity, swelling or bleeding of the gums and dry or itchy nose, mouth or eyes.
Even more serious Sotret side effects are vomiting; diarrhea; bloody diarrhea; chest pain; numbness; joint or muscle pain; seizures; rapid heartbeat; heartburn; and nausea. Such Sotret side effects merit a visit to a physician.
These Sotret victims may have an IBD such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis. Such ailments are lifelong, debilitating injuries which may lead to repeated surgeries to treat.
Such devastating injuries due to a company’s negligence should not be the problem of the victim alone. Rather, the negligent corporation must be called upon to provide proper financial recovery for innocent victims via a generic Accutane lawsuit or Sotret lawsuit.