Bid to remove acne drug from market taken to EU

A 38-year-old man, seeking the withdrawal of a controversial acne drug from the market in Ireland, is taking his campaign to the EU.

Jason O’Sullivan is raising questions about potential side effects of Acuttane, which is the subject of thousands of law cases in several countries, with more than 7,000 pending in the court of New Jersey alone.

He has been unable to work as a heavy machinery driver since he took the prescribed drug for a skin complaint in 1998.