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Latest Accutane shield has its critics: Tracking system aims to curb pregnancies for users of acne drug.
Byline: Misti Crane
Feb. 28--A new federal attempt to eliminate birth defects caused by Accutane starts Wednesday, after more than two decades of controversy over the acne drug and pregnancy.
But some dermatologists say that the plan, an Internet tracking system for Accutane users called iPLEDGE, is flawed and troublesome for them and their patients.
"It would be easier to do President Bush's taxes, I think, than to get a female patient of childbearing potential on (Accutane) as of March 1," said Dr. Frank Yoder, a Westerville dermatologist and one of the drug's original researchers.
Acne can scar and inflict psychological damage on its sufferers. In the 24 years since Accutane's approval, the medication and its generic counterparts have…
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