Table 4.
Number of cases of suicide, attempted suicide and suicide ideation associated with acne medications.
| Acne medication | Period | Suicide | Suicide attempt | Suicide ideation | Total | Estimated patient exposure | Adverse drug reactions per million |
| Dianette | 1980 to 1998 | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| Doxycycline | 1965 to 1998 | - | 0 | - | 0 | ||
| Minocycline | 1971 to 1998 | - | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| Oxytetracycline | 1965 to 1998 | - | 0 | - | 0 | ||
| Tetracycline | 1964 to 1998 | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||
| Total combined | - | 8 | - | 8 | 300 million | 0.03 | |
| Roaccutane | 1982 to 1998 | 47 | 67 | 56 | 170 | 6 million | 28.34 |
Source: World Health Organization, 1998