The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg: Accutane, the truth that had to be told

by Doug Bremner

Book Overview

In 2001 Hoffman-La Roche's drug Accutane was selling in its billions worldwide as a treatment for acne. For those who suffered from extreme scarring acne, it was something of a miraculous treatment, however evidence started to mount that for others it was a death sentence. Over the next few years it was estimated that between 300 and 3,000 young people being prescribed Accutane since its launch had committed suicide or killed others.In 2001 the father...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0990865037
• ISBN13: 9780990865032
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Laughing Cow Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"