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• Family Physicians Warned About Topamax Cleft Palate and Lip RIsk

  March 18, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A group representing family physicians nationwide is warning its members about the potential danger of cleft palate and cleft lip...

• Topamax Pregnancy Risks Lead to Guidelines for Headaches and Migraines

  March 14, 2011

  Staff Writers

  A group of healthcare providers dedicated to the study and treatment of headaches is warning women of childbearing potential who...

• Topamax Birth Defect Warning Issued by FDA

  March 4, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal regulators are warning that the epilepsy drug Topamax, and its generic equivalents, may increase the risk of birth defects...

• Topamax Oral Cleft Birth Defect Review Requested by FDA

  February 4, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal regulators have asked Vivus, Inc. to review potential reports of oral clefts, which may include a cleft lip or...

• Epilepsy Drug Suicide Risk Questioned by New Study

  August 5, 2010

  Staff Writers

  European researchers released the findings of a new study that suggests antiepileptic drugs may not increase suicide risk among epileptics....

• Illegal Topamax Promotions Lead to Guilty Plea by Ortho-McNeil

  May 25, 2010

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  Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLC, a division of Johnson & Johnson, has plead guilty to charges that it illegally promoted off-label uses...

• Topamax Settlement Results in $81M Payment Over Off-Label Promotion

  May 3, 2010

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  Following whistleblower lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries over illegal marketing and promotion for the epilepsy drug Topamax, the...

• Side Effects of Epilepsy, Depression Drugs May Raise Suicide Risk: Study

  April 16, 2010

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  The results of a new study seem to confirm that side effects of some drugs used to treat epilepsy and...

• Epilepsy Drug Suicide Warnings Added by FDA

  December 17, 2008

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  The FDA is requiring the manufacturers of 11 different epilepsy drugs, such as Lamictal, Lyrica, Topamax and Depakote, to warn...

• Topamax Linked to Cleft Palate, Cleft Lip and Other Birth Defects

  July 23, 2008

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  New research indicates that the use of the epilepsy and migraine drug Topamax, either on its own or in combination...