14 Year Old Boy Dies of Acne Treatment, Why Wont They Name the Tablet He Took?

Question by Mr. Gingerbread man: 14 year old boy dies of acne treatment, why wont they name the tablet he took?
I don’t know if you’ve heard of this, but it made me very untrustful of acne medication and now I’m worried
Why wont they name the drug he took? is this news just a lie?

Article… http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/7697479.stm

Best answer:

Answer by bookish
Sadly, this boy had an allergy to the medication. It can happen. For example, many people have a dangerous allergy to penicillin, but that doesn’t mean nobody should take penicillin.

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