September 18, 2006

pharmacology expert responds to new research on acne drug and depression

This comment was in response to a Science Media Centre press briefing in which Dr Sarah Bailey (University of Bath) gave a summary of the findings of her research into the link between a commonly used acne drug and depression.

Professor David Nutt, Head of Psychopharmacology at Bristol University, said:

“This research may help us to understand the mechanisms by which this drug may cause problems in humans and may also shed light on the biology of depression. However it’s very important to stress that the only way to really find out whether this can be harmful to humans is to study with more precision the effects in humans.”