Public Health and the Law: The Broader Message of Accutane

Printed materials used along with verbal counseling by a doctor increase patients' knowledge about a specific drug and improve the patient's ability to take precautionary steps when side-effect symptoms occur. The labeling of Acutane, a drug which was responsible for severe birth defects,...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1989-11, Vol.79 (11), p.1565
Main Author: Shulman, Sheila R
Format: Article
Language:English
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Drugs
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Summary:Printed materials used along with verbal counseling by a doctor increase patients' knowledge about a specific drug and improve the patient's ability to take precautionary steps when side-effect symptoms occur. The labeling of Acutane, a drug which was responsible for severe birth defects, is discussed.
ISSN:0090-0036