print email comment close Isotretinoin (Marketed as Accutane) Capsule Information URL: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/ucm094305.htm Description: Consumer information about isotretinoin (Accutane), an approved drug "used to treat the most severe form of acne (nodular acne) that cannot be cleared up by any other acne treatments." Describes risks to pregnant women (such as birth defects, miscarriage, and premature births), potential depression and suicidal thoughts and actions for all users, a warning about purchasing the drug over the Internet, and related publications. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Publisher: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) Extra Keywords iPledge severe recalcitrant nodular acne LII Database Information: Record 24286 created by Jennifer English on 08/13/2007 Last modification on 06/30/2009 Published: 08/15/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24286