Side effects of isotretinoin are controversial

Many dermatologists have effectively widened the scope of isotretinoin use to include even mild acne despite the fact that the drug is approved for only the most severe, scar-forming and disfiguring nodular acne, which is untreatable by other means, a lawmaker said Tuesday.

During a parliamentary inspection of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Rep. Lee Un-joo of the main op...