Man vows to continue bid to get acne drug withdrawn

Despite a number of setbacks, a 39-year-old man is to continue his campaign for the withdrawal of a controversial acne drug from the market in Ireland.

Jason O’Sullivan, who raised questions about potential side effects of Accutane, had his case for the removal of the drug, rejected by the Oireachtas Public Petitions Committee and the EU Petitions Committee.

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