All of these lawsuits are based on the pharmaceutical companies’ failure to warn doctors and consumers This has happened when Topamax is taken with a medicine called valproic acid (Depakene and Depakote)
When exposed to Topamax in the womb, there is strong evidence that the anti-seizure drug causes birth defects in children, especially oral defects
If you are taking topiramate, your healthcare provider may suggest you take a higher
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Using Topamax during pregnancy can also cause heart, lung, skull, and skeletal abnormalities like malformed
Some studies suggest that topiramate can cause other pregnancy-related problems, such as preterm delivery (birth before week 37) or low birth weight (weighing less than 5
Taking topiramate during pregnancy may increase the risk of cleft lip and/or cleft palate, a birth defect that can develop early in pregnancy even before you know
Topamax has several significant side effects
for birth defects in babies born to women who took Topamax while pregnant
Others also use the medication to treat severe migraines
2 Topamax lawsuits over birth defects The vast majority of lawsuits involving the epilepsy drug Topamax are for birth defects in children who were in utero while their
Topamax was also downgraded from a Pregnancy
Importantly, the risk is higher in women who take topiramate specifically to treat epilepsy
These are referred to as the background population risks
Topamax makes birth control pills less effective, so the chances of becoming pregnant are greater
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Foetal Exposure During Pregnancy (exposing your unborn child to contraindicated in pregnancy leads birth defect): 4 people, 22
March 2011, which means there is positive human evidence of the drug’s potential to interrupt fetal developmental and cause major birth defects
When this occurs, the body produces acid too quickly, and the kidneys cannot keep up with filtering it out
Such deformities may cause developmental issues and can lead to The drug allegedly causes birth defects, including cleft lip, in the babies of women who took the drug during their pregnancies
TOPAMAX may cause a severe rash with blisters and peeling skin, especially around the mouth, nose, eyes, and genitals (Stevens Topiramate is an anticonvulsant drug commonly used for indications other than epilepsy such as bipolar disorder and migraine
Research has linked side effects of Topamax to a risk of cleft lip and cleft palat, a class of birth defects known as oral cleft defects
These birth defects can occur early in pregnancy, before a woman even knows shes pregnant
Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed across the United States, claiming that Topamax caused cleft lip, cleft