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Despite monitoring and risks, many still become pregnant while on acne drug

The acne drug isotretinoin — formerly sold as Accutane — is known to cause miscarriages and birth defects. But a new study finds that many women on the drug still become pregnant. Looking through the FDA’s adverse event reporting system, researchers found that between 1997 and 2017, more than 6,700 women became pregnant while taking...