Accutane® Lawyer
Please call or email us today to reach a qualified Accutane® lawyer. Our attorneys are investigating Accutane lawsuits for people who believe they've been harmed by the acne medication. Side effects include inflammatory bowel disease, depression, suicide and severe birth defects.
Accutane® Side Effect Lawsuits
Thousands of people continue to suffer side effects from the potent acne medication even though its manufacturer pulled the drug from the market in June 2009. Thousands of people have already filed suit against Hoffmann-La Roche for pain, suffering and the terrible costs of the drug.
Since Accutane® was approved in 1982, it has been used by 16 million people around the world to treat recalcitrant acne. Many people are now suing the drug company for compensation for the medication's severe, sometimes fatal, side effects. Among Accutane's® dangerous side effects are damage to the gastrointestinal tract.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has afflicted many users of Accutane®. Two forms of this disease, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis can lead to chronic pain and intestinal tract injury necessitating surgery or other less serious treatment in Accutane® victims.
More than 5,000 people have filed lawsuits against the manufacturer. Many of the plaintiffs believe the manufacturer did not adequately inform them of the dangers of the medication and that it knew of the dangers long before informing the public. In fact, people are accusing the drug company of keeping the side effects secret.
Examples of some successful lawsuits against Hoffmann-La Roche include:
- A New Jersey jury in 2011 awarded $25 million to a man who suffered from IBD after taking Accutane®
- Three people received $13 million for Accutane® damages
- One person received $10.5 million because of severe Accutane® side effects
- A patient who had his colon and most of his rectum removed after taking Accutane® was awarded $2.6 million
Generic forms of Accutane® became available in 2002 when Accutane® went off patent protection and patients are now beginning to sue manufacturers of the generic versions as well. Lawsuits against Hoffman-La Roche and generic makers of the drug are being consolidated in the state of New Jersey. More than 3,268 total cases have been consolidated so far in the state.
Accutane® has caused other serious side effects for which patients also are bringing lawsuits. Suicide, suicidal tendencies and severe birth defects also have been attributed to Accutane®.
Who Qualifies for a Claim?
Anyone who has experienced serious side effects such as IBD and suicidal tendencies from taking Accutane® should consider filing a lawsuit against the manufacturer. The damages this drug causes are life-changing and you have the right to compensation if you are one of these people.
Contact an Accutane® Side Effect Lawyer
If you or someone you love has suffered the terrible consequences of taking Accutane®, you should contact an Accutane® side effects lawyer to find out if you qualify for financial compensation. There might be time limitation to your claim, so call today. We provide free and private consultations for people that believe they have a claim.