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Accutane Shows Strong Link to Higher Cholesterol
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 What's still unclear is whether kids who take Accutane and experience elevations in their cholesterol and triglyceride levels are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease later on in life. "This could be a marker," Stone said.
For now, however, doctors and patients just need to follow known precautions, he said.
"I don't think this changes our appreciation of the overall safety of the drug," Stone said.
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For more on Accutane, head to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (www.fda.gov ).
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Last updated 8/21/2006
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SOURCES: Stephen P. Stone, M.D., president, American Academy of Dermatology and professor of clinical medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield; Lee T. Zane, M.D., assistant professor, clinical dermatology, University of California, San Francisco; August 2006, Archives of Dermatology
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