[Calpernia]

Waaaaay back when....I worked in the Drug Regulatory Affairs department of Hoffmann-LaRoche. We were still doing clinical trials on Accutane. Even after it was on the market. We WEREN'T allowed to use that drug on females of child bearing age.

The drug may work. But from the data I saw, is a few pimples worth it to women? I think not. That drug stays in your system.

[Hildy]

This is NOT a drug for women with a few pimples. This is a drug of last resort for people with intense, face-altering acne. It's not a joke.

[Paleo Conservative]

The drug may work. But from the data I saw, is a few pimples worth it to women? I think not. That drug stays in your system.

I had a girl friend whose 20-year-old sister had never been on a date before going on accutane. I really doubt she was at any risk of having a child with birth defects. Who are you to say that no woman of child bearing age should allowed to take accutane?

[boris]

"The drug may work. But from the data I saw, is a few pimples worth it to women? I think not. That drug stays in your system."

This is nuts. My dad was a dermatologist and I saw first-hand the benefits of accutane. Riddle me this: why should men be denied access to this drug?

Same question for Thalidomide.

The bottle/box/insert for Accutane has radioactive fluorescent WARNINGS all over them about the dangers to pregnant women. Every doctor in the Universe is highly aware of the potential problem. Why then should it be banned?

As I understand it, Thalidomide was a wonderful sedative--because you virtually could not overdose on it. You'd sleep a long time, but not die as is the case with other sedatives. Again, why deny men access to Thalidomide (let alone people with leprosy)?

--Boris

[kcvl]

This works wonders.