Suicides linked to acne drug Roaccutane as regulator reopens inquiry
Expert working group to re-examine safety of drug used by about 30,000 people a year
Ten suicides this year have been linked to a powerful acne drug as the medicines regulator reopens an inquiry into it after being contacted by patients.
Twelve deaths were recorded in 2019, 10 by suicide, by people who had been prescribed Roaccutane, according to data from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).