Mother of Suicidal Tampa Pilot Says She Will Sue Maker of Accutane
April 16, 2002
The mother of Charles Bishop, the 15-year-old pilot who committed suicide on January 5 by flying a stolen Cessna into a Tampa high rise, says Accutane is responsible for her son's death. Julie Bishop recently told reporters in an interview that because her son had shown no signs of depression before the crash, "the only conclusion we have been able to draw is the Accutane poisoned him." Bishop said she plans to file suit against the drug's maker.
A prescription for Accutane, made by Hoffman-La Roche, was found in Bishop's home during a police search shortly after the crash. Although an autopsy did not find trace amounts of Accutane in Bishop's blood, critics claim that the controversial medication can have "depressive effects on the brain" weeks after a person stops using it.
-- Article Courtesy of InjuryBoard.com
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