Depakote Link to Birth Defects Grows
The news about the association of Depakote and birth defects is not new, but the news keeps getting worse. Depakote is linked to an alarming rate of serious congenital anatomical and cognitive defects, and deaths, in babies with in utero exposure. Depakote is used to treat epilepsy but is also a first-line mood stabilizer for
Read MoreTopamax Linked to Birth Defects Including Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
This is Michael Brady Lynch, lead trial attorney at The Michael Brady Lynch Firm. I predict this will soon explode into a public health disaster. Will all the off label use of Topamax, there are hundreds of thousands of prescriptions written every year. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed the public of
Read MoreAntipsychotic Drugs Associated with Abnormal Muscle Movements
The FDA acted today on reports that researchers linked several popular antipsychotic drugs with abnormal muscle movements and withdrawal symptoms in newborns. The FDA mandated new drug labels. They will contain additional and consistent information about the potential risk for abnormal muscle movements. These movements are extrapyramidal signs or EPS. Plus, the label will include
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